cinchona
/sing-koh-nuh, sin-/US // sɪŋˈkoʊ nə, sɪn- //UK // (sɪŋˈkəʊnə) //
金鸡纳,金鸡纳树,金鸡菊,金鸡独立
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Cinchona, of the madder family, especially C. calisaya, native to the Andes, cultivated there and in Java and India for its bark, which yields quinine and other alkaloids.
- : Also called Jesuit's bark, Peruvian bark. the medicinal bark of such trees or shrubs.
Examples
There was one practical problem: ground cinchona bark tasted awful—way too bitter for the gentle European palate.
The red and yellow cinchona barks are scarcely ever used for making extracts.
The first who wrote upon the therapy of cinchona was Barba, a Spanish physician, whose work was printed in Seville in 1642.
Coffee, tea, cinchona and sugar were tried in turn, with limited success.
The present arrangement shall also apply to cinchona bark and salts of quinine.
The account of the Dutch cinchona-plantations, which now furnish quinine of the best quality, is full of interest.
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