loxa bark
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Jesuit's Bark — • On account of its alkaloids, is the most celebrated specific remedy for all forms of malaria Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Jesuit s Bark Jesuit s Bark … Catholic encyclopedia
Jesuit's bark — Peru offers a branch of cinchona to Science (from a 17th century engraving). Cinchona genus is the source of Peruvian Bark, an important historical remedy against malaria. Jesuit s Bark, also called Peruvian Bark … Wikipedia
pale bark — n cinchona bark from a tree of the genus Cinchona (C. officinalis) that contains an exceptionally high percentage of quinine called also loxa bark … Medical dictionary
loja bark — variant of loxa bark … Useful english dictionary
Cinchōna — L. (Chinarindenbaum, Fieberrindenbaum), Gattung der Rubiazeen, benannt nach der Gräfin von Chinchon, Gemahlin des Vizekönigs von Peru (s. unten), höchst elegante, kahle oder filzig behaarte Bäume oder Sträucher mit gegenständigen, elliptischen… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
History of malaria — The history of malaria predates humanity, as this ancient disease evolved before humans did. Malaria, a widespread and potentially lethal infectious disease, has afflicted people for much of human history, and has affected settlement patterns.… … Wikipedia
Luis Jerónimo Fernández de Cabrera — Bobadilla Cerda y Mendoza, cuatro conde de Chinchón (1589, Madrid mdash;October 28, 1647, Madrid) was a Spanish nobleman and captain general and viceroy of Peru, from January 14, 1629 to December 18, 1639. His wife, Ana de Osorio Fernández de… … Wikipedia
