Ĭp'e-căc or Ĭp'e-căc/ū-ān'hā, n.

(Synop., § 130), n. [Braz.; Pg. ipecacuanha, Sp. ipecacuana.] (Bot. & Med.) A low, creeping, perennial plant of Brazil, the Cephaelis ipecacuanha, having a faint, peculiar odor, and a bitter, sub-acrid, nauseous taste, the root of which is largely used as an emetic. The root is small and wrinkled, and its virtues are extracted by both water and alcohol, while it is also given in powder.