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XL.—IPECACUANHA. 
(Cephaelis Ipecacuanha, Rich.) 
The ipecacuanha plant is a half-shrubby perennial not more than 
18 inches High, which enone in abundance under the shade of trees in 
hot, moist forests of many parts of Brazil. It was cultivated 
. country at Edinburgh at least as eeu as 1832, b nd flowei red 
. in 1843. 
j -The part used in- medicine is the dried roots. These. 
more or sor all the year. round, but jess during the rain 
the y of drying tat rede tle 
Trim men (Medicinal Plants, vol. ii., 143), «From its stimulant acti 
* on the alimentary c anal i ipecacuanha has always been in PORA as 
* remedy in chronic dysentery and ordre and in large d 
s cvm and re ards it is regarded in India as almost a s 
te dysen 
For the s quarter of a century a persistent attempt has teii 
to introduce the ipecacuanha plant into India. This = met 1 iac i 
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