This vomit-inducing syrup originally came from the root of a South American shrub
529571
Bush Medicine of Belize and Central America - Consejo Belize  In developed countries many store-bought medicines originate from "Nature's ... Arrowroot is native to South America and the Caribbean. .... of Ginger Root as a bush remedy to combat all forms of nausea and vomiting, .... A tea made from its leaves and branches is used as a relaxant, pain reliever and to induce sleep.
529572
ipecac facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about ...  Ipecac is a medicine commonly used to induce vomiting in cases of accidental poisoning. ... recognized centuries ago by the Portuguese who settled in South America. ... Syrup of ipecac is made from the dried roots and rhizomes (underground ..... 1. the dried rhizome of a South American shrub, or a drug prepared from this,...
529573
ipecac - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus  Same as "ipecacuanha" | a low-growing South American rubiaceous shrub | a drug ... Syrup of ipecac, produced from this plant's root, used to induce emesis (vomiting). ... Origin: Portuguese from Tupi ipe-ka-gune "low plant causing vomit".
529574
Ipecac | Define Ipecac at Dictionary.com  Ipecac definition, the dried root of a shrubby South American plant, ... Origin of ipecac ... If you take my advice, madame, you will give the child some syrup of ipecac. ... of the shrub Cephaelis ipecacuanha that is used to induce vomiting.
529575
Ayahuasca - Wikipedia  Ayahuasca also commonly called yag or iowaska, is an entheogenic brew made out of Banisteriopsis caapi vine and the Psychotria viridis leaf. The brew is used as a traditional spiritual medicine in ceremonies among the ... Ayahuasca. Ayahuasca is known by many names throughout Northern South America and Brazil.
19345
Wild plant whose toxic sap 'eats away at your skin' spreading ...  Jun 30, 2016 ... Wild plant whose toxic sap 'eats away at your skin' spreading through Midwest ... The weed has lacy, yellow-green heads similar to wildflowers.
537834
alphaDictionary * Eponyms - Words from Names of People  ... with dark green waxy leaves and a waxy white flower known for its fragrance. ... after George Joseph Camel (1661-1706), a Moravian Jesuit missionary who did ... is most notorious for his History of my Life, which focuses on his many romantic ... cinchona, The shrub whose bark is the source of quinine, also called Jesuit's...
366029
Wildflower Guide Wilderness Road Campground and Vicinity  Mar 16, 2007 ... on most trails in the park in dry or moist woods and rocky areas. ... The fruit is very similar to blackberry, except perhaps more tart in taste. ... aromatic bark and roots as a remedy for malaria and extracted a red ... This soft, woody species .... The staminate flowers are known as Dog-toes where the pistillate...
278582
Sugarcane - Wikipedia  Sugarcane, or sugar cane, is one of the several species of tall perennial true grasses of the ... Brazil was the largest producer of sugar cane in the world. ... Christopher Columbus first brought sugarcane to the Caribbean during his ... The last kettle, the "teache", was where the cane juice became syrup. ..... Business Wire.
152309
Cinchona pubescens - HEAR  Cinchona pubescens, native from Andean South America north to Costa Rica, has been .... drug, and because of the specificity of its action on malaria, it was...
170077
Cassava - New World Encyclopedia  Nov 2, 2008 ... This plant and root also are known as yuca, manioc, and mandioca. ... The roots and leaves contain cyanogenic glucosides, which offer a .... Large-rooted bitter varieties used for production of flour or starch may .... It is also used in cereals for which several tribes in South America have used it extensively.
402020
Alcohol abuse programs for the elderly - Shannon slayton  If a patient whose depression was caused by chemical abuse is referred to a ... Verner's soda Related to the banana, it's the spice featured Vernor's soda,...
203395
The Witches Curse | Clues and Evidence | Secrets of the Dead | PBS  LSD is a derivative of ergot, a fungus that affects rye grain. ... as the one that afflicted the small French town of Pont-Saint-Esprit in 1951. ... Ergotism is caused by the fungus Claviceps purpurea, which affects rye, wheat and other cereal grasses. ... These and other clues built up into a circumstantial case against ergot that...
193645
Aphrodisiac: Technical Article. - MDidea Extracts Professional  In humans the substance produces skin blisters on contact, and attempts to ... tree (Corynanthe yohimbe) found in central Africa, where it has been used for ... The "love" industry is booming, in case you hadn't noticed from your e-mail inbox lately. .... It is made from a beetle that secretes an acid-like juice, called cantharidin,...
510244
In Search of the Blue Agave: Other Mexican Drinks  One regional option is sotol, a form of mezcal made from a different plant: the ... over the rocks, or sometimes with Squirt or some type of grapefruit soda. ... Whether or not this is true, Agava and other agave spirits made outside ... Blue agave is the same cactus-like succulent from which tequila is made in .... The Worm.
108891
native plant field guide - The Wild Garden: Hansen's Northwest ...  to its name, this strawberry is native to beach areas and other inhospitable ..... yellow bract. From flowers comes a smell reminiscent of skunk spray, ..... Also mixed with foul-tasting medicinal plants to improve their flavor. ..... Deciduous shrub found in moist situations such as swamps and bogs. ...... This small tree lends itself.
557606
'green' cornerDon't despise the Stinking Toe ... - Guyana Chronicle  Jul 21, 2012 ... This West Indian Locust tree produces a fruit with a bad smell but a delicious taste. ... I found out, too, that the smell, after I had gorged myself on the fruit, was ... The bark and other parts of the tree are good for treating back pain, and ... by the indigenous peoples of the Amazon region to make large canoes...
551183
Hangover Helper | Food | Remezcla  Dec 16, 2009 ... A wide range of sometimes surprising remedies passed on from tos y ... We've broken them down into OVER THE COUNTER, FOOD, LIQUIDS, HAIR OF THE DOG (ms ... It seems like Brazil, where cachaa flows freely and partying is a ... about the caldo tlalpeo, a soup from the Tlalpan section of Mexico...
393916
Pulque: Mexico's Ancient Fermented Beverage - American ...  Made from the fermented nectar of agave, pulque is an ancient elixir born in divine ... it was said the more one drank, the further the spirit was able to travel from the body. ... Some say this lead to the Spaniards distilling the pulque into a liquor. ... of the agave must be tapped and collected to obtain a sizable amount of nectar.
125096
American Witch Hazel: History, Nomenclature and Modern ... - JStor  concentrated tannin-containing alcoholic extract from leaves and bark is compounded into styptic remedies. EDMUND H. .... uted in the Middle Ages to the branches of wych ... have been used by the Indians as bows, ..... twigs were steeped to produce a lotion .... at all, except its use for divining rods; nor .... You took a forked.
229083
curare - definition of curare in English | Oxford Dictionaries  'Their bark and roots contain curare, a lethal poison, which in small doses is now used as a ... known as woorari by South American aboriginals, who used it on their poison arrows. ... 'Like curare, this poison is used on arrow tips for hunting. ... poisonous sap of the curare tree to produce an anaesthetic effect upon the victim.