INTOXICATING MINT IPECAC

INTOXICATING MINT (Lagochilus inebrians Bunge.) +

Activities (Intoxicating Mint) :
- Antispasmodic (f; CRC); Hallucinogen (f; CRC); Hemostat (f; CRC); Hypotensive (f; CRC); Intoxicant (f; CRC); Narcotic (1; CRC); Sedative (f; CRC); Tranquilizer (f; CRC).

Indications (Intoxicating Mint) :
- Allergy (f; CRC); Bleeding (f; CRC); Cramp (f; CRC); Dermatosis (f; CRC); Glaucoma (f; CRC); High Blood Pressure (f; CRC); Insomnia (f; CRC); Nervousness (f; CRC); Neurosis (f; CRC).


IPECAC (Psychotria ipecacuanha (Brot.) Stokes) +

Synonyms:
- Callicocca ipecacuanha Brot., Cephaelis ipecacuanha (Brot.) Tussac.

Activities (Ipecac) :
- Amebicide (1; APA; HH2; PHR); Analgesic (f; APA); Antacid (f; WO2); Antiemetic (1; PH2); Antiinflammatory (1; APA); Antinauseant (f; APA); Antispasmodic (1; EFS; PHR; PH2); Aperitif (1; APA; WO2); Cholagogue (f; EFS); Cytotoxic (1; HH2); Diaphoretic (f; APA; WO2); Digestive (f; APA); Emetic (2; HH2; PHR; PH2; WO2); Expectorant (1; APA; HH2; PHR; PH2; WO2); Hemostat (f; EFS); Insecticide (f; WO2); Rubefacient (1; WO2); Sialagogue (1; WO2); Sternutator (1; WO2); Tachycardic (f; WO2); Toxic (f; EFS).

Indications (Ipecac) :
- Abscess (f; WO2); Alcoholism (f; WO2); Ameba (1; APA; HH2; PHR; PH2); Anorexia (1; APA; WO2); Asthma (f; PH2); Bilharziasis (f; WO2); Biliousness (f; WO2); Bleeding (f; EFS; PH2); Bronchosis (1; APA; PHR; PH2; WO2); Constipation (f; WO2); Cough (1; PHR); Cramp (1; EFS; PHR; PH2); Croup (2; PHR; PH2); Diarrhea (1; APA); Dysentery (1; PHR; PH2); Enterosis (f; PH2); Fever (f; APA; WO2); Flu (f; APA); Gastrosis (f; PH2); Gonorrhea (f; WO2); Guinea Worm (1; WO2); Hemorrhoid (f; WO2); Hepatosis (f; WO2); Inflammation (1; APA; PH2); Leukoderma (1; WO2); Morning Sickness (f; APA); Mucososis (f; PH2); Pain (f; APA); Pertussis (1; APA; WO2); Poisoning (2; APA); Pulmonosis (f; JFM); Pyorrhea (f; WO2); Sore (f; WO2); Sore Throat (f; WO2); Vomiting (1; PH2); Worm (1; WO2).

Dosages (Ipecac) :
- Emetic dose = 15 ml; (AHP); 0.4 - 1.4 ml ipecac syrup (AHP); 0.25 - 1 ml root tincture (APA); 0.25 - 1 ml liquid root extract (APA; PNC); 25 - 100 mg powdered ipecac (PNC).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Ipecac) :
- Class 2b, 2d. Contraindicated in patients with cardiac problems. Not for long-term use. May cause nausea and vomiting (AHP). Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages when used as an expectorant (PH2). Allergenic and myopathogenic after prolonged dosing (PHR). Toxic doses may lead to convulsions, corrosion of GI mucous membranes, hypotension, respiratory ysfunction, shock, tachycardia, and maybe even coma (PHR). Cephaeline is more irritant and almost twice as toxic as emetine (WO2). Ironically, while used primarily as a nauseant to induce the vomiting of poisons, in low doses the herb serves as an antinauseant, and folklorically, even in morning sickness (APA).