Organisms

Cinchona

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.

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Abstract

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.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Cinchonas
  • Cinchona pubescens
  • Peruvian Bark
  • Red Cinchona
  • Bark, Peruvian
  • Cinchona, Red
  • Cinchonas, Red
  • Red Cinchonas

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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

plant only: alkaloids = CINCHONA ALKALOIDS

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History Note

was in Cat B & D 1963-76

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Tree Number

  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.456w.937w.250w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cinchona. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002929. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002929
  2. Cinchona. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinchona
  3. Cinchona. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q160090