Cinchona - dried bark - 250g
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Product characteristics
Contents: dried bark
Country of origin: Equador
Classification: Cinchona officinalis
Weight: 250g
Preparation proposal: Place one teaspoon of bark into 250ml of boling water, boil then let stand for 10 minutes
Description
CINCHONA - dried bark - 250g
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Plant description Quinine is an organic chemical, bitter alkaloid, found in the bark of a chinchona tree growing in South America in the Andes. |
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Properties - was the first effective anti-malarial drug, but due to adverse and even irreversible side effects replaced with synthetic drugs - still used today with chloroquine resistance - is a protoplasmic venom for the parasite of Plasmodium family which causes malaria - has antipyretic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties - it supports the treatment of joint disease - heals skin changes that result from sensitization to light - is used in gynecology - stimulates and strengthens uterine contractions in early stages of childbirth - has found use in the production of carbonated beverage - tonic - to obtain a specific taste |
