Plant Cephaelis ipecacuanha (Rubiaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Ipecac; Raicilla

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS	0	Root	20000.0	40000.0	1.03	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CEPHAELINE	7	Root	8575.0	17700.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHELIDONIC-ACID	2	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE	20	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID	23	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DEHYDROBREMETINE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
EMETAMINE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
EMETINE	33	Leaf	not available	4500.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
EMETINE	33	Root	8000.0	26250.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HYDROIPECAMINE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
IPECACUANHIC-ACID	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
IPECACUANHIN	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
IPECAMINE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
IPECOSIDE	0	Root	not available	10000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ISOEMETINE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
KRYPTONINE	4	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MALIC-ACID	15	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
O-METHYLPSYCHOTRINE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Absorbent	1	Martindale's 29th
Acidulant	1	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	1	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	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Amebicide	3	Merck 11th Edition
Analgesic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
AntiAGE	1	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	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	Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiaphthic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antiarthritic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherosclerotic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial	3	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticalculic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticarcinomic	1	Duke, 1992 *