An Old Remedy As A New Chemo Drug?
Ipecac Syrup Shows Promise As A New Chemo Drug Ipecac syrup, an erstwhile staple found in many families’ medicine cabinets, shows promise as a new chemotherapy drug for bladder cancer, according to a study conducted by Loyola University Medical Center near Chicago. The study found that emetine dihydrochloride, an active ingredient in ipecac syrup, used …