Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Calisaya

Plant

Family

Rubiaceae

English

Calisaya, Chinabark, Ledgerbark, Ledger quinine, Quinine, Yellow

Latin

Cinchona calisaya WEDD., Cinchona ledgeriana (Howard) Bern.Moens ex Trimen, Cinchona calisaya, Cinchona ledgeriana

Plantparts

Bark, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Adstringent, Ague, Aids digestion, anorexia, Anorexy, Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Anti-diarrheic, Antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Antifebrile, Antifungal, Antifungal Agent, Anti-hemorrhoidal, Antimalarial, Anti-Paludic, Anti-pyretic, Antiseptic, Aperient, Appetite stimulant, Appetizer, Appetizing, A sore throat, Assist healing of wounds, Astrigent, Astringent, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, bad digestion, baktericidal, benificial effect on the digestion, catharic, Cathartic, Dental Analgesic, Dental pain, diaorrhea, diarrhea, Diarrhoea, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, Disinfectant, dispepsia, dyspepsia, Eupeptic, Excessive heartbeatings, fast heartbeating, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Febrile response, Fever, feverish condition, Fevers, Fluttering of the heart, fungicide, Fungitoxic, fungus, Good for digestion, Haemorrhoids, healing, healing cuts, Healing wounds, heal wounds, Hemorrhoid, hemorrhoids, Herbal tonic, improves appetite, improves digestion, inappetence, Increases the appetite, Indigestion, lack of appetite, laxative, Loss of appetite, malaria, malarial fever, Marsh fever, measles, Morbilli, movements of the bowel, Neckacke, pain in the throat, palpitation, Palpitation of the heart, Palpitations, Piles, Poor appetite, Poor digestion, Promotes digestion, promotes healing of wounds, purgative, Pyretic, Pyrexia, Red measles, reduce fevers, relieves fevers, Rubeola, Scabies, Seven-year itch, Skin itching (scabies), Sore throat, Stimulant to increase appetite, stimulates digestion, stimulate the appetite, Tonic, toothache, Used as an antiseptic, Vulnerary, Warming digestive, wound healing, Wound repair, Wounds healing

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Northeastern Brazil, Phytomedical use in Brazil

Ingredients

 1,4-Cineole, alkaloid, calcium oxalate, cinchonine, convallamarin, glycoside, hydroquinone, Inosine, quinine, starch

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0888

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