If you're looking for a natural remedy to treat digestive issues, joint pain, or infections, red cinchona bark might just be the solution you're looking for. Indeed, this bark, sold by our online herbalist, has many therapeutic properties.
First of all, red cinchona bark is known for its anti-inflammatory properties, which make it an excellent natural remedy for joint pain. It is also rich in quinidine, a substance with antipyretic properties, which makes it an effective treatment for fever.
Additionally, red cinchona bark is renowned for its antiparasitic and antibacterial properties. It is therefore used to treat infections such as malaria, dysentery or even typhoid fever. It can also be used to aid digestion, by stimulating the secretion of gastric juices and promoting the absorption of nutrients.
Finally, red cinchona bark is an excellent source of quinine, an alkaloid that has antimalarial properties. It is therefore used to treat the symptoms of malaria, such as fever, chills and headaches.
At our online herbalist, we sell premium quality red cinchona bark, harvested from wild trees in South America. We offer it in the form of powder or herbal tea, for easy and practical use.
All in all, if you're looking for a versatile natural remedy to treat a variety of health issues, red cinchona bark is a great option to consider. Buy it now from our online herbalist to enjoy its many health benefits.
- Latin name: Cinchona pubescens
- Family: Rubiaceae
- Common names: Peruvian bark, Kina, Jesuit powder, Fever wood
- Parts Used: Bark
Cinchona red - Cut bark Package of 100 grams, 250 grams or 1 kg
Properties of red cinchona bark
Antiseptic, antiputrid, antifebrile, red cinchona has had many hours of glory since its appearance in Europe in the 17th century. At the start of the 20th century, 28,000 tons were still being brewed per year. It is especially for its real tonic effectiveness that it is used, in herbal tea, but more pleasantly in maceration in wine, alone or associated with other plants.
Indications and uses of Cinchona red
- Asthenia
- Febrile states
- Digestive disorders
- Malaria
- Sore throat
Dosage of the cut bark of Cinchona red
Decoction for 5 minutes, putting a small teaspoon per cup. Take one cup before meals.
Usual daily dose: 1 to 3 grams of drug in infusion per day and by corresponding preparations:
- Fluid extract 0.5 to 2 grams
- Dry extract 0.1 to 0.5 grams
Botanical description of red Cinchona
The red cinchona is a large tree with branches and opposite, oval, pointed leaves. The flowers, white, small, are carried on grouped peduncles, which form a panicle at the end of the young branches. The fruit is a capsule surmounted by a persistent and hardened calyx.
Cultivation and harvest: The red cinchona is quite distinct from the many existing species. It is found in Europe in greenhouses, but it is in Peru that it grows abundantly.
Pharmacology of Cinchona red
The bark of red cinchona (C. pubescens or C. succirubra) is rich in quinoline alkaloids: quinine and its demethoxylated counterpart cinchonidine and a stereoisomer of quinine (8S, 9R), cinchonine (8R, 9S).
It is after the yellow cinchona (C. calisaya), the cinchona richest in quinine.
Red cinchona also contains phenolic compounds: cinchonaines Ia-d, IIa and IIB and dimer and trimer proanthocyanidins.
There are also organic acids (quinic acid), saponosides with triterpene dicarboxylic genin and essential oil (alpha-terpineol, linalool, limonene).
Callus culture of C. pubescens revealed the presence of 12 anthraquinones.
The advice of our pharmacist-herbalist to extract the active ingredients of plants:
How to easily make a decoction of the cut bark of Cinchona red
For roots, barks, tough leaves and hard seeds (woody medicinal plants).
- Place 1 tbsp. tablespoons (5 to 8 g) of the chosen medicinal plant in a stainless steel saucepan (avoid aluminum) v and pour 1/2 liter of boiling water.
- Simmer for 5 to 30 minutes and cover to prevent evaporation.
- Filter and consume the herbal tea, sweetened or not, within 24 hours. To be kept cool.
Prepare your herbal teas and infusions of medicinal plants with low mineral water. Water plays an important role because it conveys the properties of plants .
Herbal drinks generally work best on an empty stomach . Often, it is suggested to drink infusions and herbal teas in small sips throughout the day, but it is also possible to divide the daily dose of medicinal plants into 2 or 3 doses. According to the indications, one simply takes the natural remedy as needed.