Plant |
Family | Rubiaceae |
English |
Quina, Cinchona, Cinchona trees, Jesuit's bark, Peruvian bark, Quinine |
Latin |
Cinchona L., Cinchona sp., Cinchona species, Cinchona spp, Cinchona spp. |
Plantparts | Bark, Unspecified |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Adstringent, Ague, Antifebrile, Anti-malarial, Anti-Paludic, antipyretic, Anti-spasmodic, Astrigent, Astringent, Bitter, Bitter Tonic, convulsive state, cramp, cramps, Febrifugal, febrifuge, fever diseases, malaria, malarial fever, Marsh fever, Pungent, Pyretic, reduce fevers, relax spasms, relieves fevers, spasm, Spasmolytic |
Local (Geographical) use |
Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana) |
Ingredients |
| | (-)-Epicatechin, alkaloid, ash, Beta-Sitosterol, caffeic acid, catechol tannine, cinchonine, essential oil, fat, Gallotannin, glycoside, Phlobaphenes, protein, quinine, resin, starch, Tanning agents, wax |
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