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Emetine

Emetine \Em"e*tine\ (?; 104), n. [See Emetic.] (Chem.) A white crystalline bitter alkaloid extracted from ipecacuanha root, and regarded as its peculiar emetic principle.

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emetine

n. A white crystalline bitter alkaloid extracted from ipecacuanha root, and regarded as its peculiar emetic principle.

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Emetine

Emetine is a drug used as both an anti-protozoal and to induce vomiting. It is produced from the ipecac root. It takes its name from its emetic properties.

Usage examples of "emetine".

I was immediately put on sulfadiazine for the shigella and emetine, an alkaloid of ipecac used to destroy the parasitic amoeba.

Sir Leonard Rogers showed in 1912 that subcutaneous injections of the alkaloid Emetine, the chief active principle present in Ipecacuanha usually produced a rapid cure in cases of amoebic dysentery.