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Life and death in the Peruvian Amazon
Magazine article from: NACLA Report on the Americas; 7/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...community of Esse'Eja in Madre de Dios, a department in the Peruvian Amazon, where he often went. A few days earlier, Sonihue had...disturbing. According to UNICEF, the infant mortality rate in the Peruvian Amazon is almost twice that of the national average. A third...prices in the world market: gold, furs, ...
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Morphoanatomical studies of Uncaria tomentosa and Uncaria guianensis bark and leaves.
Magazine article from: Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology; 2/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...that are widely distributed in tropical areas. The inner bark of the stems and leaves of two native species of South America...Schultes) DC. and Uncaria guianensis (Aublet) J. F. Gmelin stem bark and leaves in order to obtain phytotherapeutic drugs, and...well. Key words: Uncaria tomentosa, Uncaria guianensis, ...
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Bark better than bite Anthony Daniels on the story of how quinine, drawn from tree-bark, provided a cure for malaria
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 6/29/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...of none is this more true than the cinchona tree, from whose bark quinine was (and is) extracted. For until a reliable and large-sca...17th-century Papal politics, and the world monopoly of the "Peruvian bark" that a single ecclesiastical pharmacy in Rome exercised for...
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From a tree by a river Anthony Daniels on a history of aspirin, from its discovery in willow bark to its role in preventing heart attacks
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 7/11/2004; ; 686 words
; ...indulgence in both alcohol and opium. That the bark and leaves of willow trees contained...areas. Second, the bitter taste of willow bark reminded him of the bitter taste of the Peruvian cinchona bark which contains quinine, and which is...and fever-reducing properties of willow bark were ...
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The bark that beat the bite.
Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England); 6/23/2003; ; 664 words
; ...miracle. This was the powdered bark of the Cinchona calisaya tree...beginning of Rocco's tale. THE Peruvian bark transformed summer, for those...was dismissed as the Jesuit bark by Protestants and as quackery...is in them? Quinine, from the bark of Cinchona calisaya trees grown...
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The Barks of Distinction; At the Rare Dog Show, a Motley Pack of Bizarre Breeds
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 4/15/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...French dog that drools (featured in the movie "Turner and Hooch"). Yuck. And - hands down - the Ugliest Dog in the Universe: the Peruvian Inca Orchid, a cousin of the X-Dog with no hair and spotted gray-and-pink skin. Love is blind. Listen to show chairman John...
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ELMS' CHEF BARKS UP THE RIGHT TREE: 200-YEAR-OLD CONNECTICUT INN'S RESTAURANT THRIVES ON PERIOD FARE WITH NY TOUCH.(The Elms Inn, Brendan Walsh)(Review)
Magazine article from: Crain's New York Business; 8/2/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...sausage, lamb tenderloin and sweetbreads figure in it, with red cabbage, grilled asparagus and German potato salad featuring Peruvian blue potatoes. Desserts ($6 to $7) can be as homey as lemon tart, devil's food cake or apple pandowdy (makes your eyes light...
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ASK THE GLOBE
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 9/11/1993; 83 words
; ...discovered quinine? L.J., Boston A. Originally derived from the bark of the cinchona tree, quinine was well known to Peruvian Indians as an effective treatment for malaria. It was first...England died in 1658 of malaria after refusing the "Jesuit bark" medicine.
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Dr Gareth: Casebook A-Z: Q is for quinine.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland); 5/22/2005; 250 words
; ...original antimalarial agent. It takes its name from the Peruvian Indian word 'kina' meaning 'bark of the tree', referring to the cinchona tree where it was first obtained. The Peruvian Indians called it 'the fever tree.' Until World War I, it...
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WORLD-CLASS TEXTILES SHOWCASED.(VARIETY / FREETIME)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 6/21/2002; ; 97 words
; Byline: Mary Abbe; Staff Writer An East African beaded necklace and earrings, a Peruvian costume made from beaten bark, a jaguar-shaped wooden headdress - these exotic outfits are among the 30 examples of world-class textiles to be showcased in an...
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