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Common Names
Quinine; Red Cinchona; Red Peruvian-Bark; Redbark
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATECHOL-TANNINS | 0 | Bark | not available | 80000.0 | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHRYSANTHEMIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHRYSAZIN | 5 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINCHONAIN-IA | 0 | Bark | not available | 396.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINCHONAIN-IB | 0 | Bark | not available | 836.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINCHONAIN-IC | 0 | Bark | not available | 44.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINCHONAIN-ID | 0 | Bark | not available | 51.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINCHONAIN-IIA | 0 | Bark | not available | 327.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINCHONAIN-IIB | 3 | Bark | not available | 291.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINCHONAIN-III-B | 3 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Takechi, M., Tanaka, Y., Takehara, M., Nonaka, G. I., Nishioka, I. 1985. Structure and Antiherpetic Activity Among the Tannins. Phytochemistry 24 10: 2245-2250. |
| CINCHONAMINE | 1 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINCHONAMINE | 1 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINCHONAMINONE | 0 | Bark | not available | 13014.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINCHONICINOL | 0 | Bark | not available | 9589.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINCHONIDINE | 6 | Bark | not available | 25600.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINCHONIDINE | 6 | Leaf | not available | 2200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINCHONIDINE | 6 | Root | not available | 1000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINCHONIDINE | 6 | Shoot | not available | 600.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINCHONIDINE | 6 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Choline-Sparing | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Clastogenic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Active | 2 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| CNS-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Co-carcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagen-Sparing | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COMP-Inhibitor | 1 | Dullo, A. G., et al. 1999. Efficacy of a green tea extract rich in catechin polyphenols and caffeine in increasing 24-h energy expenditure and fat oxidation in humans. Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, 70: 1040-1045. |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cyclooxygenase-Activator | 1 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| Cytoprotective | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Cytotoxic | 8 | Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart. |
| Depigmentor | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Dermatitigenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 3 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| DNA-Active | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| DNA-Protective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dye | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Emetic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLavor | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Fungicide | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |