An alternative spelling of emetine, a chemical alkaloid compound found in ipecac root that causes vomiting.
From ipecac plant alkaloid name with the suffix '-in' to indicate a chemical compound, an older variant spelling of the more standard 'emetine' form.
Emetine is toxic in high doses, which is why ipecac—which contains it—used to be given carefully and has largely been abandoned in modern poison treatment in favor of safer methods like activated charcoal.
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