IPECACUANHA

The common names of the Ipecacuanha are Ipecac and Cephaelis Ipecacuanha. This plant is found in most parts of South America, Brazil, and India. It was proved and introduced by Hahnemann himself in 1805. The mother tincture is prepared from the dried root and dilution from it. Ipecac has been known for more than a century but the administration of the drug by mouth has been limited by its action as an emetic on the basic of the extensive experience of the reputed physicians. Ipecac is a valuable remedy in cases of humid asthma, asthmatic bronchitis with wheezing cough, with profuse expectoration of mucous, whooping cough, cholera, haemorrhages that are bright red and profuse. It is also of service in some cases of dysentery. An American authour states that its emetic properties are made use of in children having been poisoned. It induces vomiting effectively replacing a stomach pump.