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'''Ipecac''' is a small shrub growing about 50cm tall. The plant has been used medicinally by the native peoples of America for many centuries.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Fevers}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Coughs}}, {{Uses|Bronchitis}}, {{Uses|Whooping cough}}, {{Uses|Vomiting}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
==Chemical Composition==
The roots of ipecac contain a number of medically active constituents including isoquinoline alkaloids, tannins and glycosides.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
===Guna===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Shrub}}
==Identification==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Greenwood cuttings}}, {{Propagation|Root cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
Prefers a minimum temperature in the range of 15 - 18°c.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|An understory shrub of rainforests}}.
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