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Plant Cephaelis ipecacuanha (Rubiaceae)

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Common name(s)
Ipecac, Raicilla
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 6,7-DEHYDRO-1,11B-BETA-DIHYDRORUBREMETINE Plant -- -- -- *
0 ALKALOIDS Root 20000.0 40000.0 1.03 *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- *
7 CEPHAELINE Root 8575.0 17700.0 -- *
2 CHELIDONIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- *
20 CHOLINE Plant -- -- -- *
23 CITRIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- *
0 DEHYDROBREMETINE Plant -- -- -- *
0 EMETAMINE Root -- -- -- *
33 EMETINE Leaf -- 4500.0 -- *
33 EMETINE Root 8000.0 26250.0 -- *
0 HYDROIPECAMINE Root -- -- -- *
0 IPECACUANHIC-ACID Root -- -- -- *
0 IPECACUANHIN Root -- -- -- *
0 IPECAMINE Root -- -- -- *
0 IPECOSIDE Root -- 10000.0 -- *
0 ISOEMETINE Plant -- -- -- *
4 KRYPTONINE Root -- -- -- *
15 MALIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- *
0 O-METHYLPSYCHOTRINE Root -- -- -- *
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.