Cephaelis, Uragoga

FIGURE 44.1 Ipecac plant— Cephaelis (Uragoga) ipecacuanha (a) flowering shoot, (b) flower in longitudinal section, (c) fruit, (d) fruit in transverse section, (e) seed, (f) annulate root. [Pg.428]

Hedera helix (Araliaceae), Cephaelis (= Uragoga) acuminata,... [Pg.353]

The contribution of Rubiaceae to Western pharmaceuticals and medicine is substantial because it is the source for Uncaria gambier (Hunt.) Roxb. (Catechu, British Pharmaceutical Codex, 1963), Cephaelis ipecacuanha (Brot.) A. Rich. (uragoga ipecacuanha, Brazilian ipecacuanha), or Cephaelis acuminata Karsten (Cartagena ipecacuanha) (Ipecacuanha, British Pharmacopeia, 1963), Cinchona calisaya (yellow... [Pg.180]

An alkaloid present in ipecacuanha, the dried root, or rhizome and root, of Cephaelis ipecacuanha =Uragoga ipecacuanha) (Rubiaceae) or C. acuminata. [Pg.437]

It is the finely powdered ipecacuanha, the dried root or rhizome and roots of Cephaelis ipecacuanha i.e., Uragoga ipecacuaha (Rubiaceae)] adjusted with powdered ipecacuanha of lower alkaloidal content or powdered lactose to contain 1.9 to 2.1% of total alkaloids, calculated as emetine. [Pg.569]

Emetine occurs in the ground roots of ipecac (Uragoga ipecacuanha, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, Uragoga acuminata, and Rubi-aceae). Ipecacs are of two varieties, Brazilian and Cartagena. The former contains about... [Pg.226]

Most ipecac alkaloids are found in the family Rubiaceae, often in the genus Cephaelis but they are known to occur in other genera as well. These alkaloids have been found in the genera Borreria, Bothriospora, Capirona, Ferdi-nandusa, Hillia, Psychotria and Uragoga (synonyms of Cephaelis) Remija, and Tocoyena (Rubiaceae). [Pg.612]

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