dtgk 43d

[ladybarbara]

When i was a student nurse, this was always called ipecacuanha, we called it ipicac as an abbreviation!

[devadiva]

Ipecac I think

[ladybarbara]

No.
Hutchinson's Ecyclopedia - quote -

Emetic

Any substance administered to induce vomiting. Emetics are used to empty the stomach in many cases of deliberate or accidental drug overdose. The most frequently used is ipecacuanha.


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[goldenfield]

ipecacuanha
n (sometimes shortened to ipecac) the dried root of various South American plants, used as a purgative, emetic and expectorant; a plant from which this is obtained, chiefly Cephaelis or Uragoga (family Rubiaceae).

This meets the clue - medicinal drug given to induce vomiting especially when a person has taken poison - does it not? If not, why not?

[minesapint]

goldenfield:

I think ladybarbarbara was pointing ou the difference in the spelling.

She was clearly accustomed to spelling it ipicac rather than ipecac as the shortened form.

I can't see that she meant anything else.

[ladybarbara]

Because, strictly speaking, it's an abbreviation, which is not mentioned in the clue.
Also, the full name is the name on the bottle whenever I have used it in A&E!

[ladybarbara]

Sorry, I should have spelt it with an i in the original question, I did in the puzzle itself.

[goldenfield]

Sorry but cannot agree - ipecac is a shortened version of ipecacuanha according to Chambers - it is not stated as an abbreviation, making the clue perfectly acceptable in accordance with English today. I may be pedantic but why would you spell the word ipIcac when the full name begins ipEcac?

[ladybarbara]

Because - as the above answer says - I made a mistake in the original question, I meant 'e' not 'i'.
Ipecacuanha is abbreviated to ipecac

[goldenfield]

Fair enough, ladybarbara - but can I point out that in the answer you refer to, you say "Sorry, I should have spelt it with an i in the original question, I did in the puzzle itself".

I would not have said anything further had I understood that you did indeed spell it with an 'e' - but no harm done; we all have the answer required anyway.