Botanical names: Psychotria ipecacuanha, Cephaelis ipecacuanha
Common name: Ipecacuanha
Family: Rubiaceae
Origin: Brazil
Psychotria ipecacuanha is a perennial, medicinal herb that grows in clusters in the understory of humid, shady
areas of the Atlantic Rain Forest of southeastern Brazil.
In large doses, Ipecacuanha root is emetic; in smaller doses, diaphoretic and expectorant, and in still smaller, stimulating to the stomach, intestines and liver, exciting appetite and facilitating digestion.
Similar plants: Psychotria ipecacuanha (Ipecacuanha)
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- Psychotria dolichocalix (Wild coffee)
- Psychotria kirkii (Psychotria)
- Psychotria nervosa (Wild Coffee)
- Psychotria poeppigiana (Hot Lips)
- Psychotria sp. (Psychotria)
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