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any of several trees of the genus Cinchona

any of several trees of the genus Cinchona

The bark of any species of containing three per cent. or more of bitter febrifuge alkaloids; Peruvian bark; Jesuits' bark.

A genus of rubiaceous South American trees that yields the toxic CINCHONA ALKALOIDS from their bark; QUININE; QUINIDINE; chinconine, cinchonidine and others are used to treat malaria and cardiac arrhythmias.

The bark of the Cinchona tree, from which quinine is extracted.

A bark whose alkaloids have tonic and antipyretic qualities, such as quinine, quinidine, etc.

Tree producing the Peruvian bark; Peruvian bark.

Peruvian bark; the source of quinin; the tree that yields this bark.

So called from the Spanish Viceroy's lady, the Countess de Cinchon, who was cured of fever by it at Lima, about 1638 Called also Cortex seu Pulvis Jesuit'icus, Jesuit’s Bark or Powder, Cortex Patrum, because it was introduced into Europe by the Jesuits; also Pulvis Comitis'sae or the Countess's Powder, and Cardinal del Lugo's Powder, Cortex Cardina'lis de Lugo, because he introduced it at Rome; and in France, Talbor's Powder and English remedy, because successfully used there by Sir Robert Talbor, who kept it a secret. It is the pharmacopoeial name of several kinds of barks from various species of Cinchona, from the western coast of South America. Order, Cinchonaceae. Sex. Syst. Pentandria Monogynia. Called, also, Cortex, Bark, Peruvian Bark, Cortex Chinae seu China, Chinchi'na, Palos de Calentura, Kino Kina, (Bark of Barks,) Kinki'na, Cina Cina, Quina Quina, Quinqui'na, Magnum Dei donum, (F.) Quinquina; and in Peru Cascara and Cascarilla. See Cascara.

Genus of trees furnishing Peruvian bark, which yields quinin.

A genus of rubaceous trees yielding peruvian bark.

In the U. S. Ph. the bark of any one of several species of cinchona containing at least 4 per cent. of ether-soluble alkaloids.

n. A tree growing on Andes in Peru and adjacent countries, producing a medicinal bark of great value, known as Peruvian bark, Jesuit's bark, &c.; —the bark itself.