BOTANICAL NAME

CINCHONA OFFICINALIS

FAMILY

RUBIACEAE

SUBSTITUTE

Not Available

OTHER NAMES

SANSKRIT : Kunayana, Kunayanah, Sinkona

HINDI : Kunain, Cinchona

DISTRIBUTION

This species is native to Eucador, globally distributed in Columbia, Peru and Bolivia. It is cultivated in South India and Sri Lanka. It has been recorded in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu (Palni between an altitude range of (1600) 1800-2100 metres, Nilgiris). It thrives well at higher elevations up to 2600 m in South India.

DOSE

Tvak churna 1 - 2 gm, Stava 125 - 500 mg

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Quinine, Cinchonine, Quinidine, Quinic acid, Cinchonidine, Cincho-tannic acid

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Laghu, Ruksha

Tikt

Katu

Ushan

Ishamjvar-ghan

THERAPEUTIC USES

Analgesic

Anti-pyretic

Urinary tract infection

Heart ailments

Chronic cold

Cough

FORMULATIONS (Yog)

Not available