Ipecac, American

Latin Name: gillenia stipulata
Forms Available: root, rhizome
American Ipecac - gillenia stipulata - The root of the ipecac is emetic, cathartic, diaphoretic, odontalgic and expectorant. Ipecac is a well used emetic, small doses induce vomitting. Ipecac is also put, in minute doses, in medications for the treatment of colds, constipation, asthma, chronic diarrhoea, and bronchial [...]