Plant Cinchona pubescens (Rubiaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Quinine; Red Cinchona; Red Peruvian-Bark; Redbark

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
HYDROQUININE	1	Tissue Culture	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HYPEROSIDE	30	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
METHYLSUCCIRUBINE	0	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NICOTIFLOROSIDE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PROANTHOCYANIDIN-A-2	0	Bark	not available	11.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
PROANTHOCYANIDIN-B2	0	Bark	not available	691.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
PROANTHOCYANIDIN-B5	0	Bark	not available	182.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
PROANTHOCYANIDIN-C1	0	Bark	not available	36.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID	43	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PURPURIN	2	Tissue Culture	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PURPURIN-1-METHYL-ETHER	2	Tissue Culture	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNO-GLUCOSIDE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
QUINAMINE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
QUINAMINE	0	Stem	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
QUINAMINE	0	Tissue Culture	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
QUINIDINE	23	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
QUINIDINE	23	Leaf	not available	400.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
QUINIDINE	23	Root	not available	500.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
QUINIDINE	23	Shoot	not available	100.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
QUINIDINE	23	Stem	not available	48.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Anxiolytic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Apertif	1	Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Astringent	1	Duke, 1992 *
Autotoxic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker	1	Zhu, M., Phillipson, J. D., Greengrass, P. M., Bowery, N. E., Cai, Y. 1997. Plant Polyphenols: Biologically Active Compounds or Non-Selective Binders to Protein? Phytochemistry, 44(3): 441-447.
Calcium-Antagonist	4	Duke, 1992 *
cAMP-Inhibitor	1	Schussler, M., Fricke, U., Nikolov, N., and Holzl, J. 1991. Comparison of the Flavonoids Occurring in Crataegus species and Inhibition of 3',5'-Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate Phosphodiesterase. Plant Medica 57: Suppl Issue 2. p.A-133.
Cancer-Preventive	4	Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Capillarifortificant	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Capillarigenic	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Carcinogenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Carcinostatic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Cardiodepressant	2	Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Cardioprotective	2	Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotonic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Cathartic	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Chemopreventive	3	Duke, 1992 *
Cholagogue	2	Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Choleretic	3	Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.