Cinchona
Cinchona(?)
Other names: Cinchona
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This plant carries serious safety risks. All information is for educational reference only.
Safety information
Toxicity: Serious — excess causes cinchonism (in extreme cases coma and death).
Contraindications: Professional supervision only; avoid in pregnancy; restricted in some countries.
Interactions: Multiple (quinine/quinidine are cardioactive) — clinical control only.
Pregnancy & breastfeeding: Avoid in pregnancy (abortifacient risk).
Evidence level
Supported by clinical trials in humans.
Preparations
This plant carries serious safety risks. All information is for educational reference only.
powder/decoction/tincture (professional use only) · bark
Part used: bark
Traditional use: historic source of quinine; antimalarial; bitter digestive tonic; fevers, night cramps, dysentery
Proposed mechanism: quinine strongly antimalarial and antibacterial
Dosage note (descriptive only): professional supervision only
Reference only — not a dosage instruction
Associated conditions
Nutritional notes
Not a food.
Healing traditions
Sources (1)
- Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine (book, p.80) — Andrew Chevallier, English, 2016