Details of Plants:Cinchona officinalis

Plant details Family: Rubiaceae Phytochemicals Cinchonamine Cinchoni(di)none Cinchonic Acid Cinchonidine Cinchonine Cupreidine Cupreine Dihydrocupreidine Dihydrocupreine Dihydroquinidine Dihydroquinine Epiquinidine Epiquinine Quini(di)none Quinidine Quinine Tannins	NE-statewise availability Assam Sikkim Vernacular Name Assam: Chincona Sikkim: Sinchona
Ailments cured Malarial Fever	Plant parts used and methods Bark : Extract taken orally
Plant References Bora. U; et al. Medicinal Plants used by the People of Northeast India for Curing Malaria, Phytotherapy Research, 21, 800-804, 2007. Das. T; et al. Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants Used by Ethnic and Rural People in Eastern Sikkim Himalayan Region, African Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences 4 (1): 16-20, 2012. Phytochemical References Wijnsma, R; Verpoorte, R; Quinoline alkaloids of Cinchona. Phytochemicals in Plant Cell Cultures. Academic Press, 335-355, 1988.