Cinchona Bark

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• Cinchona Bark
• Fever Tree
• Jesuit’s bark
• Quinine Tree
• Quinine Trees
• Red Quinine
• Yellow Quinine
• Quinine

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Quinquina
• Kinkina

Regional and Traditional Names

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. It is specifically classified within the order Gentianaales and the family Rubiaceae. Finally, it is identified by its genus, Cinchona.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a diverse geographical distribution spanning several continents and oceanic regions. In West Tropical Africa, its presence is noted within the borders of Guinea. Moving toward West-Central Tropical Africa, it can be found around the Gulf of Guinea Islands and throughout the DR Congo. The species also extends into the Middle Atlantic Ocean, specifically on the island of St. Helena. Finally, its range reaches the Indian Subcontinent, where it is located in India.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Cinchona has 1 reported plant parts identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include stem.

Stem

1. Planta medica

Chemicals

Cinchona has 3 reported phytochemicals identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Quinine, quinidine, warfarin.

Quinine

1. The journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
2. Advances in parasitology
3. Advances in biochemical engineering/biotechnology
4. Parassitologia
5. Scientific reports

quinidine

1. The Journal of organic chemistry

warfarin

1. Annali italiani di medicina interna : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di medicina interna

Activities

Cinchona has 2 reported activities identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antimalarial, Antifungal.

Antimalarial

1. Parassitologia
2. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Antifungal

1. Scientific reports

Conditions

Cinchona has 8 reported investigations on conditions identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include malaria, Malaria, cholera, hysteria, leukemia.

Malaria

1. The journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
2. Advances in parasitology
3. Parassitologia
4. Frontiers in pharmacology
5. Revista de la Sociedad Venezolana de Historia de la Medicina

Malaria

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM
2. Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry

Cholera

1. Revista de la Sociedad Venezolana de Historia de la Medicina

Hysteria

1. Die Pharmazie

Leukemia

1. Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

Mania

1. Die Pharmazie

Melancholia

1. Die Pharmazie

Psychiatric diseases

1. Die Pharmazie

Preparations

Cinchona has 2 reported preparations identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include bark, quinine.

Bark

1. Die Pharmazie

Quinine

1. Advances in biochemical engineering/biotechnology