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(Cephaelis Ipecacuanha)]; Mart. Fl. Bras. vi. pt. 5, t. 523 
Jacquemet, Ipecacuanha, tt. 2, 4; Moeller, Pharmakog. Atlas 
(Berlin, 1892) t. 103 (Radix Ipecacuanha); Planchon and Collin, 
Drog. Simpl. ii. p. 166 (Cephaelis Ipecacuanha) ; Chemist and 
Druggist, Oct. 19, 1912, p. 49 (Root ** Johore ”’). 
Ipecacuanha. Poaya (Brazil). It may be mentioned that 
** Poaya’’ as a general name for plants with emetic properties is 
also applied to several spurious Ipecacuanhas including 
Psychotria emetica (striated or ‘‘ black " Ipecacuanha), Richard- 
sonia pilosa (undulated or white Ipecacuanha) and Jonidium 
Ipeeacuanha (Violarieae), all of which have come into commerce 
at various times as substitutes or as adulterants. 
Native of Brazil. Cultivated in Straits Settlements, 
The root, under the name of ‘‘ Ipecacuanha " is an important 
article of commerce, for medicinal purposes. 
The value at the present time is for ‘‘ Matto Grosso," nominally 
8s. 9d.; ** cultivated Minas, ”” 8s. 3d. to 8s. 4d. per Ib. (Chemist and 
Druggist, Jan. 18th, 1913, p. 95), ‘‘ Johore "' 6s. 9d. (l.c. Feb. 8th, 
1913, p. 241) to 8s. per lb. and ‘“‘ Cartagena ” 7s. 6d. to 8s. 2d. 
(l.c. Feb. 15, 1913, p. 279). 
Collection from well-established plants may go on nearly the 
year round. Drying in the sun or under cover in rainy weather 
is all the preparation required, and it may occupy only a few days 
before packing for export. The total imports into this country 
amount to upwards of 100,000 1b. 
The cultivation of this plant appears to be somewhat uncertain. 
It has succeeded in comparatively few places, notwithstanding 
numerous efforts to establish it in various countries. In India, 
under cultivation, the root has been found to contain emetin 
equal in amount to that of the commercial article (Hooper, Pharm. 
Journ. [4] xxxvi. 1913, p. 554), but Johore and Selangor are so 
far'the only countries where success on a commercial scale has 
been attained. 
It can be propagated readily enough, any broken piece of the 
annulated roots making a new plant, and even the leaves will strike 
roo t also grows freely from cuttings and layers. The soil 
in Johore in which it succeeds has been described as ‘‘ chocolate 
hes JU (Kew 
. in 
Serra do Espinhaco, or mountains extending from Bahia through 
Minas Geraes to the Northern part of Sao Paulo, chiefly in the 
