Quinine
Cinchona
Peruvian Bark
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the below is taken from the Tropical Plant Database:
Cinchona,
or quinine bark, is one of the rainforest's most famous plants and most
important discoveries. Legend has it that the name cinchona came
from the countess of Chinchon, the wife of a Peruvian viceroy, who was
cured of a malarial type of fever by using the bark of the cinchona tree
in 1638. It was supposedly introduced to European medicine in 1640 by
the countess of Chinchon, even before botanists had identified and named
the species of tree. Quinine bark was first advertised for sale in
England in 1658, and was made official in the British Pharmacopoeia in
1677. Physicians gave credit to the drug and, because of its
effectiveness with malaria, it was recognized officially even while the
identity of the tree species remained unknown. Several years after the
"Countess's powder" arrived in England, it arrived in Spain. There,
quinine bark was used by the Jesuits very early in its history and due
to the influence of the Company of Jesus, the newly named "Jesuit's
powder" became known all over Europe. When the plant was finally
botanically classified almost one hundred years later in 1737, botanists
still named it after the countess for her contribution. Throughout the
mid-1600s to mid-1800s quinine bark was the primary treatment for
malaria and it evidenced remarkable results. It was also used for fever,
indigestion, mouth and throat diseases, and cancer.
Natural
quinine bark is still employed in herbal medicine systems around the
world today. In Brazilian herbal medicine quinine bark is considered a
tonic, a digestive stimulant, and fever-reducer. It is used for anemia,
indigestion, gastrointestinal disorders, general fatigue, fevers,
malaria and as an appetite stimulant. Other folk remedies in South
America cite quinine bark as a natural remedy for cancer (breast,
glands, liver, mesentery, spleen), amebic infections, heart problems,
colds, diarrhea, dysentery, dyspepsia, fevers, flu, hangover, lumbago,
malaria, neuralgia, pneumonia, sciatica, typhoid, and varicose veins. In
European herbal medicine the bark is considered antiprotozoal,
antispasmodic, antimalarial, a bitter tonic, and a fever-reducer. There
it is used as an appetite stimulant, for hair loss, alcoholism, liver,
spleen, and gallbladder disorders; and to treat irregular heart beat,
anemia, leg cramps, and fevers of all kinds. In the U.S., quinine bark
is used as a tonic and digestive aid; to reduce heart palpitations and
normalize heart functions; to stimulate digestion and appetite; for
hemorrhoids, varicose veins, headaches, leg cramps, colds, flu, and
indigestion; and for its astringent, bactericidal, and anesthetic
actions in various other conditions.
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do your homework on any herbs...I am happy to tell you how I use an
herb but you need to make your own informed decisions...it is your body!
Herbs and plants were meant for the people to use for
themselves...there is a ton of information on the internet on the uses
of many herbs plus anything else you should know about.
blessings
Rev.Laura