Jesuit's bark

A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition

Jesuit's bark Cinchona bark, see quinine.

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	Heal with homeopathy ; ...to the principles of "similars." As he worked on this project, he became fascinated with a species of South American tree-bark (cinchona) which was being used to treat malaria-induced fever. Hahnemann ingested the bark and discovered that it caused symptoms... Read more
	When is a placebo effect not an effect? ; ...were doing this before Aesculapius invoked the aid of a snake. Many traditional herbal remedies, such as the poppy, willow bark, cinchona, foxglove and colchicine, have survived the RCT inquisition, though now chemically refined and standardised in Western medicine... Read more

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