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Hindi meaning of ipecacuanha

ipecacuanha

/noun/ एक प्रकार का घास; इपीकाकुन्‍हा; दक्षिण अमरीका की एक झाड़ी की जड़ जिसका प्रयोग कै या दस्‍त कराने (जुल

English Dictionary:

1. Ipecacuanha

[n.]

- The root of a Brazilian rubiaceous herb (Cephaelis Ipecacuanha), largely employed as an emetic; also, the plant itself; also, a medicinal extract of the root. Many other plants are used as a substitutes; among them are the black or Peruvian ipecac (Psychotria emetica), the white ipecac (Ionidium Ipecacuanha), the bastard or wild ipecac (Asclepias Curassavica), and the undulated ipecac (Richardsonia scabra).