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Plant Cephaelis ipecacuanha (Rubiaceae)

Common Names
Ipecac, Raicilla
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Sort descending 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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