Historical chemical annotations of Cinchona bark collections are comparable to results from current day high-pressure liquid chromatography technologies.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2019.112375
Abstract: ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Species of the genus Cinchona (Rubiaceae) have been used in traditional medicine, and as a source for quinine since its discovery as an effective medicine against malaria in the 17th century. Despite being… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; bark collections; current day; cinchona bark ... See more keywords
Cinchona bark and quinine in the Portuguese official pharmacopoeias (1794-2001).
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DOI: 10.1691/ph.2022.2034
Abstract: Cinchona bark (bark from plants of the genus Cinchona with antimalarial activity) and its alkaloid quinine were widely used to treat intermittent fevers. This paper aims to quantitatively analyze the presence of Cinchona bark, quinine… read more here.
Keywords: official pharmacopoeias; bark; portuguese official; quinine ... See more keywords