Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The aromatic bitter bark of Croton Eluteria, a West Indian shrub or small tree of the natural order Euphorbiaceæ, and a native of the Bahama islands.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A euphorbiaceous West Indian shrub (
Croton Eleutheria ); also, its aromatic bark. - noun (Med.) the bark of
Croton Eleutheria . It has an aromatic odor and a warm, spicy, bitter taste, and when burnt emits a musky odor. It is used as a gentle tonic, and sometimes, for the sake of its fragrance, mixed with smoking tobacco, when it is said to occasion vertigo and intoxication.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun West Indian shrub with aromatic bark
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Examples
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Cascarilla which is shipped in Arica; hence this alkaloid is also called _Aricin_.] [Footnote 81: The Indian name for this animal is _Chaque chinca_.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests Johann Jakob von Tschudi 1853
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The Quinah or Cascarilla, was incorporated into the European pharmacopoeia at the beginning of the 17th Century, creating a real revolution, since it was found to be the first medicine of plant origin, having real curative effects against tercianas, malaria or paludism.
Chapter 12 1991
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Three medicinal plants had a peculiar importance in medical matters in ancient Ecuador, and they were soon incorporated into the European pharmacopoeia: the Zarzaparrilla (Smilax zarzaparilla L.); the Palo Santo or Guayaco (Guayacum officinalis) and the Cascarilla or Quinah
Chapter 12 1991
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Tres plantas medicinales tuvieron una importancia singular en la materia mdica del antiguo Ecuador, y pronto fueron incorporadas a la farmacopea europea: la Zarzaparrilla (Smilax zarzaparrilla L.), el Palo Santo o Guayaco (Guayacum officinalis) y la Cascarilla o Quina (Cinchona sp.).
Chapter 9 1991
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La Quina o Cascarilla, fue incorporada a la farmacopea europea a comienzos del siglo XVII, provocando una autentica revolucin, ya que se encontr que era el primer medicamento de origen vegetal que realmente tena efectos curativos contra las tercianas, malaria o paludismo.
Chapter 9 1991
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La Condomine, and the botanist Jussieau, wrote the first scientific memoirs on Cascarilla, or Quinah de Loja, which later on were used by Linnaeus to establish the genus
Chapter 12 1991
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La Condamine y el botnico Jussieau, escribieron las primeras memorias cientficas sobre la Cascarilla o Quina de Lajo, que posteriormente sirvieron a Linneo para establecer el genero
Chapter 9 1991
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Cascarilla_, and other species is aromatic, and acts as a tonic and stimulant.
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Cascarilla bark is a favorite with some smokers; it is a simple aromatic and tonic, but, when smoked, is said sometimes to occasion vertigo and intoxication.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 Various
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Cascarilla bark, and a dye, are obtained from the genus Croton.
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