[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

peruvian \peru"vian\, a. cf. f. p'eruvien, sp. peruviano.
   of or pertaining to peru, in south america. -- n. a native or
   an inhabitant of peru.
   1913 webster

   peruvian balsam. see balsam of peru, under balsam.

   peruvian bark, the bitter bark of trees of various species
      of cinchona. it acts as a powerful tonic, and is a remedy
      for malarial diseases. this property is due to several
      alkaloids, as quinine, cinchonine, etc., and their
      compounds; -- called also jesuit's bark, and cinchona.
      see cinchona.
      1913 webster
see also:
peruvian balsam balsam of peru balsam peruvian bark jesuit's bark cinchona 
cinchona 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cinchona \cincho"na\, n. so named from the wife of count
   chinchon, viceroy of peru in the seventeenth century, who by
   its use was freed from an intermittent fever, and after her
   return to spain, contributed to the general propagation of
   this remedy.
   1. bot. a genus of trees growing naturally on the andes in
      peru and adjacent countries, but now cultivated in the
      east indies, producing a medicinal bark of great value.
      1913 webster

   2. med. the bark of any species of cinchona containing
      three per cent. or more of bitter febrifuge alkaloids;
      peruvian bark; jesuits' bark.
      1913 webster
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cinchona 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

cinchona
     n : any of several trees of the genus cinchona syn: chinchona
see also:
chinchona 

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Cinchona, definition of term: Cinchona
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Quinine Bark - Cinchona - Database entry for - Quinine Bark - Cinchona -...
...Quinine bark, quina, quinine, kinakina, China bark, cinchona bark, yellow cinchona, red cinchona, Peruvian bark, Jesuit's bark.....In the middle of the 19th century, though, seeds of Cinchona calisaya and Cinchona pubescens were smuggled out.....Cinchona, or quinine bark, is one of the rainforest's most famous plants and most..
http://www.rain-tree.com/quinine.htm, score=100, date indexed=October 5, 2005, 6:35 am

Cinchona Bark
...Thus, according to one author, native people knew nothing about the medicinal use of.....Cinchona could not cure all fevers, only those of malaria, so if the drug was used on a.....The use of cinchona also contradicted the teachings of the ancient author Galen, whose..
http://www.bell.lib.umn.edu/Products/cinch.html, score=86, date indexed=October 5, 2005, 10:44 am

Cinchona Alkaloids
...The cinchona alkaloids are a family of natural products which can be isolated from.....There are about 40 different species of Cinchona tree all of which are indigenous to the.....Approximately 700 metric tons of cinchona alkaloids are harvested annually. Nearly half of..
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~pczbl/cinch.html, score=85, date indexed=July 27, 2005, 2:14 pm

CINCHONA
...Cinchona succirubra was introduced by man in the Galapagos Islands, and has become an.....CINCHONA Linnaeus.. Inflorescence of Cinchona pubescens (upper left) Province of Carchi.....Chinchona Weddell; Cinchona sect. Quinquina Endlicher; Kinkina Adanson; Quinquina la..
http://www.nybg.org/bsci/res/CINCHONA.HTML, score=85, date indexed=July 21, 2005, 1:08 am

botanical.com - A Modern Herbal | Calisaya - Herb Profile and Information
...Not all the species yield cinchona or Peruvian bark. The most important is called Calisaya.....Elixir of Cinchona or Elixir of Calisaya, B.P.C., 1/2 to 1 fluid drachm. Tincture of.....Description---Cinchona is an important genus and comprises a large number of evergreen..
http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/c/calisa08.html, score=82, date indexed=October 5, 2005, 10:32 pm

Cinchona project
...Ortiz passed away before he sent the webmaster his final version of his paper on Cinchona.....The first scientific illustration of the Cinchona plant from Loja, Ecuador, by the French.....The earliest trustworthy references about the Cinchona tree are due to Friar Antonio de la..
http://www.cuencanet.com/ortiz/cinchona.htm, score=70, date indexed=October 5, 2005, 10:22 pm

Cinchona Botanical Garden, St. Andrew
...From Cinchona one gets a majestic view of Strawberry Hill, the Blue Mountains, Liguanea.....Forty acres of Cinchona was planted with Assan Tea and there was also a garden of European.....Cinchona, despite its isolation became the headquarters of the country's department of..
http://www.jnht.com/gardens/cinchona.html, score=67, date indexed=March 28, 2005, 6:25 pm

Definition of Cinchona from dictionary.net
...Peruvian bark, the bitter bark of trees of various species of Cinchona. It acts as a.....The bark of any species of Cinchona containing three per cent. or more of bitter febrifuge.....Peruvian bark, the bitter bark of trees of various species of Cinchona. It acts as a..
http://www.dictionary.net/cinchona, score=63, date indexed=June 21, 2005, 4:47 pm

CINCHONA BARK - Definition
...n]  medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine ..    Sponsored.....bark, chinchona, cinchona..     .. COPYRIGHT © 2000-2003 WEBNOX CORP. HOME | ABOUT..
http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/cinchona+bark, score=55, date indexed=April 25, 2005, 2:47 am

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