Ipecac (Carapichea ipecacuanha)

吐根tǔ gēnTugen

Carapichea ipecacuanha · Plant

Carapichea ipecacuanha
Photo: Domenico Vandelli, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

The catalogue records no caution for this entry. That is not evidence that it is safe.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Ipecac for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Dysentery

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Ipecac does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Disinhibit GallbladderDispel PhlegmEffuse SweatPromote Vomiting