Definitions for Cinchona
sɪŋˈkoʊ nə, sɪn-cin·chona

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cinchona, cinchona bark, Peruvian bark, Jesuit's barknoun

   medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine

2. cinchona, chinchonanoun

   any of several trees of the genus Cinchona

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cinchonanoun

   Any of several South American trees, of the genus Cinchona, cultivated for its medicinal bark.

2. cinchonanoun

   The bark of these trees, that yields quinine alkaloids used to treat malaria.

3. Etymology: Named (by Linnaeus) after the Countess of Chinchón, who was cured of a fever by the bark while in Peru and brought a supply of it back to Europe.

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1. Cinchona

   Cinchona (pronounced or ) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae containing at least 23 species of trees and shrubs. All are native to the tropical Andean forests of western South America. A few species are reportedly naturalized in Central America, Jamaica, French Polynesia, Sulawesi, Saint Helena in the South Atlantic, and São Tomé and Príncipe off the coast of tropical Africa, and others have been cultivated in India and Java, where they have formed hybrids. Cinchona has been historically sought after for its medicinal value, as the bark of several species yields quinine and other alkaloids. These were the only effective treatments against malaria during the height of European colonialism, which made them of great economic and political importance. Trees in the genus are also known as fever trees because of their anti-malarial properties.The artificial synthesis of quinine in 1944, an increase in resistant forms of malaria, and the emergence of alternate therapies eventually ended large-scale economic interest in cinchona cultivation. Cinchona alkaloids show promise in treating falciparum malaria, which has evolved resistance to synthetic drugs. Cinchona plants continue to be revered for their historical legacy; the national tree of Peru is in the genus Cinchona.

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1. cinchona

   Cinchona is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family, native to the tropical Andean forests of western South America. Several species within this genus are known for their medicinal value, particularly Cinchona officinalis, whose bark contains quinine, a substance used for the treatment of malaria. The plant is also cultivated for its ornamental value.

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1. Cinchonanoun

   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

2. Cinchonanoun

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

3. Etymology: [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.]

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1. Cinchona

   Cinchona or Quinine is a genus of about 38 species in the family Rubiaceae, native to the tropical Andes forests of western South America. They are medicinal plants, known as sources for quinine and other compounds. The name of the genus is due to Carolus "Carl" Linnaeus, who named the tree in 1742 after a Countess of Chinchón, the wife of a viceroy of Peru, who, in 1638, was introduced by native Quechua healers to the medicinal properties of cinchona bark. Stories of the medicinal properties of this bark, however, are perhaps noted in journals as far back as the 1560s–1570s. It is the national tree of Ecuador and Peru.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cinchona

   sin-kō′na, n. a genus of trees, yielding the bark so much valued in medicine, from which the most important alkaloids, quinine and its congeners, are obtained—also called Peruvian bark.—adjs. Cinchonā′ceous, Cinchon′ic.—n. Cin′chonine, an alkaloid obtained from the bark of several species of cinchona.—adj. Cinchonin′ic.—n. Cinchonisā′tion.—v.t. Cin′chonise, to bring under the influence of cinchona or quinine.—n. Cin′chonism, a morbid state due to overdoses of cinchona or quinine. [Said to be so named from the Countess of Chinchon, who was cured of a fever by it in 1638.]

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Cinchona in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Cinchona in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Cinchona
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cinchona
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinchona
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cinchona
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Cinchona
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Cinchona