سنكونا

(تم التحويل من السنكونا Cinchona)

سنكونا
Cinchona.pubescens01.jpg
Cinchona pubescens - flowers
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Cinchona

Species

about 38 species; see text

السنكونا Cinchona أوQuina هي جنس من حوالي 38 في عائلة Rubiaceae، وموطنها الأصلي أمريكا الجنوبية. [2]

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التاريخ

Cinchona officinalis. Bark
Peru offers a branch of cinchona to Science (from a 17th century engraving). Cinchona genus is the source of Peruvian Bark, an important historical remedy against malaria.
19th century illustration of Cinchona calisaya


الزراعة

Health claims

Cinchona pubescens - fruit

Cinchona has been used for a number of medical reasons such as:

  • Treats malaria
  • Kills parasites
  • Reduces fever
  • Regulates heartbeat
  • Calms nerves
  • Stimulates digestion
  • Kills germs
  • Reduces spasms
  • Kills insects
  • Relieves pain
  • Kills bacteria and fungi
  • Dries secretions

The main reason for its use is to treat malaria, but it is rarely used today as many people think it is dangerous, as it can kill if taken in large amounts.[من؟][بحاجة لمصدر]

الكيمياء

قلويدات الكينا

Cinchona alkaloids

Cinchona alkaloids include:

They find use in organic chemistry as organocatalysts in asymmetric synthesis.


غيرها من المواد الكيميائية

أنواعها

الهوامش

  1. ^ "Genus Cinchona". Taxonomy. UniProt. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  2. ^ Motley, Cheryl. "Cinchona and its product--Quinine". Ethnobotanical leaflets. Southern Illinois University Herbarium. Retrieved 11 June 2010.

المصادر

  • Reader's Digest, Strange Stories, Amazing Facts II; Title : "The Bark of Barks" -Reader's digest publication
  • The Journals of Hipólito Ruiz: Spanish Botanist in Peru and Chile 1777-1788, translated by Richard Evans Schultes and María José Nemry von Thenen de Jaramillo-Arango, Timber Press, 1998
  • Druilhe, P., et al., Activity of a combination of three Cinchona bark alkaloids against Plasmodium falciparum in vitro. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 32(2):25-254.
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