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Cinchona - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Cinchona refers to a genus of plants native to South America that contains compounds such as quinine and quinidine, which have local anesthetic and antipyretic properties . AI generated definition based on: Features and Assessments of Pain, Anaesthesia, and Analgesia, 2022. www.sciencedirect.com
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Cinchona - Wikipedia
Cinchona has been historically sought after for its medicinal value, as the bark of several species yields quinine and other alkaloids. en.wikipedia.org
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Cinchona - Uses, Side Effects, and More - WebMD
Cinchona bark contains a chemical called quinine. Quinine has effects that help fight malaria and reduce heart palpitations. www.webmd.com
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cinchona
cinchona (sɪŋˈkəʊnə) Also chinchona. [Named in 1742 by Linnæus in honour of the Countess of Chinchon (in Spain), who in 1638, when vice-queen of Peru, was cured of a tertian fever by the use of Peruvian bark, and in 1640 brought a supply of it to Spain, whence it became known throughout Europe. On t... Oxford English Dictionary
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The tree that changed the world map - BBC
The countess soon recovered and the miraculous plant that cured her was named “cinchona” in her honour. Today, it's the national tree of Peru ... www.bbc.com
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Cinchona | Description, History, & Facts - Britannica
Cinchona, (genus Cinchona), genus of about 23 species of plants, mostly trees, in the madder family (Rubiaceae), native to the Andes of South America. www.britannica.com
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Cinchona Bark, Cut 1 Lb | San Francisco Herb Company
Also known as Quina or Quinine Bark, cichona bark is most commonly used for the production of quinine, both for medicinal purposes and for flavoring of tonic ... www.sfherb.com
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Cinchona tree - Kew Gardens
The cinchona tree grows as a tree that reaches 10m tall, with wrinkled, cracked red-brown bark. The leaves are green, oval and measure 10cm long by 4cm across. www.kew.org
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Products of the Empire: Cinchona: a short history
The cinchona - a large shrub or small tree - is indigenous to South America. In the 19th century it could be found along the west coast from Venezuela in the ... www.lib.cam.ac.uk
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Evaluating Cinchona bark and quinine for treating and preventing ...
In this paper, we consider methods used from the 17th to the 21st centuries to assess the effects of Cinchona bark and of quinine and its derivatives pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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Smallholder farmers' knowledge on management of Cinchona in the ...
Background and aims – Cinchona (Rubiaceae) tree bark is the key source of quinine alkaloids used as malaria treatment. Cinchona trees were ... plecevo.eu
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Cinchona (disambiguation)
Cinchona can refer to Cinchona, a genus in the Rubiaceae plant family Jesuit's bark, also called cinchona: bark from any of several Cinchona species used to extract quinine used in medicine Cinchona, Costa Rica, epicenter of the 2009 Costa Rica earthquake USS Cinchona (AN-12), a World War II-era wikipedia.org
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Cinchona pubescens
Cinchona elliptica Wedd. Cinchona goudotiana Klotzsch ex Triana Cinchona govana Miq. Cinchona howardiana Kuntze Cinchona lechleriana Schltdl. Cinchona lutea Pav. Cinchona morado Ruiz Cinchona ovata Ruiz & Pav. Cinchona palescens Vell. Cinchona pelalba Pav. ex DC. wikipedia.org
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USS Cinchona
Saipan operations Cinchona arrived off newly invaded Saipan 16 June 1944. References NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - USS Cinchona (AN-12) – ex - USS Cinchona (YN-7) (1942 - 1944) - Cinchona (YN-7) (1941 - wikipedia.org
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Cinchona officinalis
Vernacular names English: quinine, red cinchona, cinchona bark, Jesuit’s bark, loxa bark, Jesuit’s powder, countess powder, Peruvian bark. Uses Cinchona officinalis is a medicinal plant, one of several Cinchona species used for the production of quinine, which is an anti-fever agent. wikipedia.org
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