Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Cinchona officinalis
Scientific Name and Description
Cinchona officinalis L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Tree
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Cascarilla officinalis (L.) Ruiz
Cinchona academica Guibourt
Cinchona chahuarguera Pav.
Cinchona coccinea Pav. ex DC.
Cinchona colorata Lamb.
Cinchona condaminea Bonpl.
Cinchona condaminea var. chahuarguera Pav. ex DC.
Cinchona condaminea var. lanceolata Wedd.
Cinchona condaminea var. vera Wedd.
Cinchona crispa Tafalla ex Howard.
Cinchona lanceolata Ruiz & Pav.
Cinchona lancifolia var. lanceolata Roem. & Schult.
Cinchona legitima Ruiz ex Lamb.
Cinchona lucumifolia var. stupea Wedd.
Cinchona macrocalyx var. obtusifolia Pavón ex DC.
Cinchona macrocalyx var. uritusinga Pav. ex DC.
Cinchona obtusifolia Pav. ex DC.
Cinchona officinalis var. bonplandiana-colorata Howard
Cinchona officinalis var. bonplandiana-lutea Howard
Cinchona officinalis var. condaminea (Bonpl.) Howard
Cinchona officinalis var. crispa (Tafalla ex Howard) Howard
Cinchona officinalis var. uritusinga (Pav. ex DC.) Howard
Cinchona palton Pav.
Cinchona peruviana Mutis
Cinchona suberosa Pav. ex Howard.
Cinchona uritusinga Pav. ex Howard
Cinchona violacea Pav. ex Howard
Cinchona weddelliana Kuntze
Hindsia subandina Krause
Quinquina officinalis (L.) Kuntze
Quinquina palton (Pav.) Kuntze
Cinchona academica Guibourt
Cinchona chahuarguera Pav.
Cinchona coccinea Pav. ex DC.
Cinchona colorata Lamb.
Cinchona condaminea Bonpl.
Cinchona condaminea var. chahuarguera Pav. ex DC.
Cinchona condaminea var. lanceolata Wedd.
Cinchona condaminea var. vera Wedd.
Cinchona crispa Tafalla ex Howard.
Cinchona lanceolata Ruiz & Pav.
Cinchona lancifolia var. lanceolata Roem. & Schult.
Cinchona legitima Ruiz ex Lamb.
Cinchona lucumifolia var. stupea Wedd.
Cinchona macrocalyx var. obtusifolia Pavón ex DC.
Cinchona macrocalyx var. uritusinga Pav. ex DC.
Cinchona obtusifolia Pav. ex DC.
Cinchona officinalis var. bonplandiana-colorata Howard
Cinchona officinalis var. bonplandiana-lutea Howard
Cinchona officinalis var. condaminea (Bonpl.) Howard
Cinchona officinalis var. crispa (Tafalla ex Howard) Howard
Cinchona officinalis var. uritusinga (Pav. ex DC.) Howard
Cinchona palton Pav.
Cinchona peruviana Mutis
Cinchona suberosa Pav. ex Howard.
Cinchona uritusinga Pav. ex Howard
Cinchona violacea Pav. ex Howard
Cinchona weddelliana Kuntze
Hindsia subandina Krause
Quinquina officinalis (L.) Kuntze
Quinquina palton (Pav.) Kuntze
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | crown bark, jesuits bark, loxa bark |
| Hindi | cinchona, kunain |
| Kannada | barkina |
| Malayalam | koyina, kvayna, sinkona |
| Sanskrit | kunayana, kunayanah, sinkona |
| Tamil | cinkona, curappattai, koyina |
| Telugu | jvarapatta |
| Urdu | - kanakana |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Homoeopathy
Herb usable parts
Stem
Bark
References
Literature
Literature
INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS Vol 1 -4 Author - K.R. KIRTIKAR, B.D. BASU & AN I.C.S.
The Flora of the Palni Hills Vol-2 Author - K.M. Matthew
MEDICO-ETHNO-BOTANICAL EXPLORATIONS IN SIKKIM HIMALAYAS Author - DR. V.N. PANDEY
FLORA OF ASSAM Author - KANJILAL & BOR
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Cinchona officinalis. (2022, December 14). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinchona_officinalis