Steinmetz:Cinchona

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Cinchona succirubra

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Rubiaceae
English Names
  • Peruvian bark
  • Jesuits bark
Natural Habitat
  • South America
  • India
  • Ceylon
  • Indonesia
  • West Africa
  • East Africa
Part(s) Used
  • Cortex Chinae (Cortex Cinchonae)
Constituent(s)
  • cinchonine
  • quinine
  • quinidine (cinchonidine)
  • quinamine
  • several other alkaloids
  • tannic acid
  • resin
  • gum
  • volatile oil
  • sugar
  • wax
Action
  • febrifuge
  • tonic
  • astringent
  • antiseptic
  • antiperiodic. The bark of Cinchona Ledgeriana (which tree is a mere form of Cinchona Calisaya) has proved by the most productive in quinine of all Cinchona barks.
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