📚 noun • entry_id 54385
emetine
/ˈɛm.ɪ.tiːn/
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emetina
A white crystalline bitter alkaloid, chemical formula C₂₉H₄₀N₂O₄, extracted from ipecacuanha root, and formerly used in the treatment of amebic infections and as an emetic in aversion therapy.
During a 10-year period the sanitarium treated 2,323 patients (93% were men) by the emetine method.
Magendie performed experiments on emetics and the nature of vomiting, and showed that the emetic properties of ipecacuanha were due to a substance he named emetine.
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