Was syrup of epikak an old time remedy to make one vomit?
http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/svc/alpha/d/dpic/ipecac.htm Syrup of Ipecac No Longer Recommended Learn More Find drug information and research. In October 1965, Syrup of Ipecac was approved by the Food and Drug Administration to be sold over-the-counter for emergency treatment of poisonings. The American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Association of Poison Control Centers, the American Medical Association, and the Medical Advisory Board of the Food and Drug Administration unanimously agreed on its use for this purpose. For more than forty years Syrup of Ipecac has been a staple in households with children, to be used in case of poisoning after consulting with the poison control center or a physician. As of November 2003, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) ushered in a new era when it announced its new guideline on syrup of ipecac. The AAP determined that Syrup of Ipecac no longer
