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An emetic is a substance that induces nausea and vomiting. It is used when a substance such as poison or toxin has been ingested and must be expelled from the body immediately.
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Plants having 'Emetic' activity
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| Guarea rusbyi | Emetic, emmenagogue, expectorant, laxative, stimulant. | | Gymnema sylvestre | Alleviates spasms (50% EtOH aerial part extract); antidiabetic. stimulates insulin production and/or secretion and antiviral (leaf); inhibits high blood sugar levels (leaf extract); increases the secretion of gastric juices. laxative. diuretic, acrid, alexipharmic, anodyne, anthelmintic, antipyretic, astringent, bitter, cardiotonic, digestive, emetic,expectorant, laxative, stimulant, stomachic, uterine tonic. | | Gynocardia odorata | Antirheumatic (seed oil); alleviates spasms, diuretic and depresses the central nervous system (50% EtOH aerial part extract); emetic (seed); as a febrifuge (bark) | | Gypsophila paniculata | Antiseptic, cytotoxic, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic, emetic, expectorant, insecticide, purgative. | | Heimia salicifolia | Anticholinergic, antidote, antispasmodic, anxiolytic, astringent, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic, emetic, hallucinogen, hemostatic, laxative, myorelaxant, narcotic, psychomimetic, sedative, tonic, tranquilizer, vasodilator and vulnerary (leaves) | | Helleborus niger | Anthelmintic, cardiac, cathartic, diuretic, emetic, emmenagogue, irritant, violently narcotic and a drastic purgative (root) | | Hemerocallis fulva | Diuretic, febrifuge, laxative; anodyne, antiemetic, antispasmodic, depurative, febrifuge and sedative (flowers); tuberculostatic (rhizome); antidote (root juice); diuretic (a tea from root). | | Hibiscus tiliaceus | Laxative (leaves); emetic (pulverized roots). | | Homonoia riparia | Diuretic, laxative, and emetic (root) and alleviates spasms (aerial part). | | Iberis amara | Antirheumatic and antiscorbutic (whole plant); antibacterial, cytotoxic, diuretic, emetic, gastrostimulant. | | Ilex aquifolium | Diaphoretic, expectorant, febrifuge and tonic (leaves); emetic and purgative (berries); diuretic (root) | | Ilex vomitoria | Depurative, diuretic, emetic, hallucinogen and laxative. | | Iris germanica | The root is diuretic, emetic, expectorant and mildly purgative. Induces a decline in smooth muscle activity (in vitro) and alleviates spasms (aqueous plant extract); promotes nasal discharge and reduces fever (rhizome). | | Iris versicolor | Emetic, diuretic and cathartic (dried root); alterative, anti-inflammatory, cathartic, cholagogue, diaphoretic, diuretic, emetic and sialagogue (root) | | Jasminum multiflorum | Used as an emmenagogue or emetic (root); lactagogue (flower) | | Jateorhiza palmata | Anthelminthic, antiseptic, bitter, emetic, gastrotonic, hypotensive, laxative, narcotic, stomachic, tonic. | | Jatropha gossypifolia | Depresses the central nervous system and hypothermic (plant); antileukemic, emetic and insecticidal (seed); emmenagogue (bark decoction); | | Juglans nigra | Alterative, anodyne, astringent, blood tonic, detergent, emetic, laxative, pectoral and vermifuge (bark and leaves) | | Juniperus sabina | Abortifacient, diuretic, emetic, powerfully emmenagogue, irritant and anthelmintic (young shoots) | | Justicia flava | Emetic and haemostatic (leaves) | | |