The Cinchona Barks: Pharmacognostically Considered

by Friedrich August Flückiger

Book Overview

An authoritative and exhaustive treatise on the chemical, medicinal, and commercial properties of cinchona bark, a crucial source of quinine for the treatment of malaria. Includes extensive botanical descriptions, chemical analyses, and case studies of quinine use and abuse. A landmark work in the history of pharmacology and natural product chemistry.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1022332686
• ISBN13: 9781022332683
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Legare Street Press
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"