Psychotria ipecacuanha, Cephaelis ipecacuanha

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:

• Notopleura uliginosa, Psychotria uliginosa
• Psychotria ankasensis (Psychotria)
• Psychotria capensis (Black Bird-Berry, Bird-Berry, Bastard Lemonwood, Lemon Bush)
• Psychotria carthagenensis, Psychotria alba (Amyruca)
• Psychotria dolichocalix (Wild coffee)
• Psychotria kirkii (Psychotria)
• Psychotria nervosa, Psychotria ligustrifolia, Psychotria lanceolata, Psychotria nervosa var. lanceolata, Psychotria portoricensis, Psychotria undata (Wild Coffee, Bahama Coffee, Seminole Balsamo)
• Psychotria poeppigiana, Palicourea tomentosa (Hot Lips, Labios Ardientes)
• Psychotria sp. (Psychotria)
• Psychotria sulzneri, Psychotria tenuifolia (Dull Wild Coffee, Velvet-leaved Wild Coffee)