Cinchona

"Cinchona" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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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.

Descriptor ID	D002929
MeSH Number(s)	B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.456.937.250
Concept/Terms	Cinchona Cinchona Cinchonas Peruvian Bark Peruvian Bark Bark, Peruvian Cinchona pubescens Cinchona pubescens Red Cinchona Cinchona, Red Cinchonas, Red Red Cinchonas

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Plants [B01.650]
Viridiplantae [B01.650.940]
Streptophyta [B01.650.940.800]
Embryophyta [B01.650.940.800.575]
Tracheophyta [B01.650.940.800.575.912]
Magnoliopsida [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250]
Gentianales [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.456]
Rubiaceae [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.456.937]
Cinchona [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.456.937.250]

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