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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Cephaelis ipecacuanha (Rubiaceae)

Common Names
Ipecac, Raicilla
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
6,7-DEHYDRO-1,11B-BETA-DIHYDRORUBREMETINE 0 Plant *
ALKALOIDS 0 Root 20000.0 40000.0 1.03 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Plant *
CEPHAELINE 7 Root 8575.0 17700.0 *
CHELIDONIC-ACID 2 Plant *
CHOLINE 20 Plant *
CITRIC-ACID 23 Plant *
DEHYDROBREMETINE 0 Plant *
EMETAMINE 0 Root *
EMETINE 33 Leaf 4500.0 *
EMETINE 33 Root 8000.0 26250.0 *
HYDROIPECAMINE 0 Root *
IPECACUANHIC-ACID 0 Root *
IPECACUANHIN 0 Root *
IPECAMINE 0 Root *
IPECOSIDE 0 Root 10000.0 *
ISOEMETINE 0 Plant *
KRYPTONINE 4 Root *
MALIC-ACID 15 Plant *
O-METHYLPSYCHOTRINE 0 Root *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Absorbent 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Allergenic 2 (View) *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Amebicide 3 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Analgesic 1 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 (View) *
AntiAGE 1 (View) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 1 (View) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaging 1 (View) *
Antiallergic 1 (View) *
Antialzheimeran 2 (View) *
Antiaphthic 1 (View) Martindale's 28th
Antiarthritic 1 (View) *
Antiasthmatic 1 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherosclerotic 3 (View) *
Antibacterial 3 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticalculic 1 (View) *
Anticarcinomic 1 (View) *