Peruvian bark noun

Cinchona bark

balsam of Peru or Peru balsam

A fragrant acrid black viscid liquid, containing esters of benzoic and cinnamic acids, obtained from a tropical American papilionaceous tree, Myroxylon pereirae

marvel of Peru see under marvel

cinchona /sing-kōˈnə/

1. Any rubiaceous tree of the Cinchona genus of trees, which yield the bark from which quinine and related by-products are obtained
2. The dried bark of these trees (also called Peruvian bark, china bark)
3. A drug obtained from the bark

cinchonaceous /-kən-āˈshəs/ or cinchonic /-konˈik/ adjective

cinchˈonine noun

An alkaloid obtained from cinchona bark and used as a substitute for quinine

cinchoninic /-ninˈik/ adjective

cinchˈonism noun

A condition resulting from overdoses of cinchona or quinine

cinchonīzāˈtion or cinchonīsāˈtion noun

cinchˈonize or cinchˈonise transitive verb

To treat with cinchona or quinine