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cinchona::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | chinchona |
| Type of | tree |
| Has types | calisaya, cartagena bark, cinchona lancifolia, cinchona calisaya, cinchona cordifolia, cinchona ledgeriana, cinchona officinalis, cinchona pubescens, cinchona tree |
cinchona::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cinchona bark, jesuit's bark, peruvian bark |
| Type of | bark |
Examples of cinchona
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The indigenous peoples of Peru made a tincture of cinchona to control malaria.
From the en.wikipedia.org
These include myrrh, gentian root, cinchona bark, orris root, zedoary, and saffron.
From the theatlantic.com
In the 1600s, a Spanish physician found that bark from the cinchona tree treated malaria.
From the scienceblogs.com
Produced in France since 1865, Bonal has a double-headed bitterness from cinchona and gentian.
From the sfgate.com
The first effective treatment for malaria came from the bark of cinchona tree, which contains quinine.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It was derived from the bark of the cinchona tree.
From the nytimes.com
Espejo divided his cinchona study into four parts.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In the fourth part he made recommendations, such as the need to repress indigenous hostility in the cinchona tree region.
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Cocchi Americano is owned by the renowned Bava winery in Piemonte, and it's made from a white moscato d'Asti and infused with cinchona bark.
From the washingtonpost.com
- Medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine
- Any of several trees of the genus Cinchona
- About 38 species; see text
- A South American evergreen tree or shrub. Cinchona bark is used in medicines such as quinine.
