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Descriptor
English
:
Cinchona
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Cinchona
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Cinchona
Synonyms
English
:
Peruvian Bark
Tree Number:
B06.388.100.850.250
Definition
English
:
A genus of rubiaceous South American
trees
that yields the toxic
CINCHONA ALKALOIDS
from their bark;
QUININE
;
QUINIDINE
; chinconine, cinchonidine and others are used to treat
malaria
and cardiac arrhythmias.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
plant only:
alkaloids
=
CINCHONA ALKALOIDS
; coordinate with specific
PLANT COMPONENTS
term if pertinent; for use in therapy coordinate IM with
PHYTOTHERAPY
(IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) +
PLANT PREPARATIONS
or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (IM) if pertinent; Manual 26.29
See Related
English
:
China officinalis
China boliviana
Cinchona Alkaloids
Cinchona Alkaloids
History Note
English
:
was in Cat B & D 1963-76
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
adverse effects
anatomy & histology
chemistry
classification
cytology
drug effects
embryology
enzymology
growth & development
genetics
immunology
metabolism
microbiology
physiology
poisoning
parasitology
radiation effects
toxicity
ultrastructure
virology
Record Number:
2955
Unique Identifier:
D002929
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