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'''Ipecac''' is a purple-tinted [[drugs and treatments|drug]] in [[liquid]] form which, when ingested, causes severe [[digestive system|gastric]] distress in [[Human]]s. Ipacac is easy to conceal, and appears to dissolve very quickly in room-temperature liquids. |
'''Ipecac''' is a purple-tinted [[drugs and treatments|drug]] in [[liquid]] form which, when ingested, causes severe [[digestive system|gastric]] distress in [[Human]]s. Ipacac is easy to conceal, and appears to dissolve very quickly in room-temperature liquids. |
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− | Ipecac was used by [[Doctor]] [[Julian Bashir]] to poison a drink in a [[holosuite]] [[holoprogram|program]] in [[Quark's]] on [[Deep Space 9]], part of an elaborate ruse staged by station personnel to defeat a [[jack-in-the-box]] [[subroutine]] planted in the "Vic's lounge" holoprogram by its creator, [[Felix]]. ({{DS9|Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang}}) |
+ | Ipecac was used by [[Doctor]] [[Julian Bashir]] to [[poison]] a drink in a [[holosuite]] [[holoprogram|program]] in [[Quark's]] on [[Deep Space 9]], part of an elaborate ruse staged by station personnel to defeat a [[jack-in-the-box]] [[subroutine]] planted in the "Vic's lounge" holoprogram by its creator, [[Felix]]. ({{DS9|Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang}}) |
:''In present-day medicine, ipecac (often called "syrup of ipecac") is used to induce vomiting.'' |
:''In present-day medicine, ipecac (often called "syrup of ipecac") is used to induce vomiting.'' |
Revision as of 17:22, 20 August 2009
Ipecac is a purple-tinted drug in liquid form which, when ingested, causes severe gastric distress in Humans. Ipacac is easy to conceal, and appears to dissolve very quickly in room-temperature liquids.
Ipecac was used by Doctor Julian Bashir to poison a drink in a holosuite program in Quark's on Deep Space 9, part of an elaborate ruse staged by station personnel to defeat a jack-in-the-box subroutine planted in the "Vic's lounge" holoprogram by its creator, Felix. (DS9: "Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang")
- In present-day medicine, ipecac (often called "syrup of ipecac") is used to induce vomiting.