#cinchona

"Buen☹️", ya van 6 años sin verla; ¿qué habrá pasado? Será esperar algún evento especial, de corte cívico o un día feriado festivo que la anime a salir a las calles...

si Dios lo permite

Hugh Algernon Weddell – Scientist of the Day

Hugh Algernon Weddell, an English/French botanist, was born June 22, 1819, at an estate near Gloucester, but he was raised and spent his entire career in France or in the service of France in South America.

Quino (17 July 1932 -  30 September 2020)

Joaquín Salvador Lavado Tejón, better known by his pen name Quino, was an Argentine-Spanish cartoonist. His comic strip Mafalda (which ran from 1964 to 1973) is popular in many parts of the Americas and Europe and has been praised for its use of social satire as a commentary on real-life issues.

Antique Pharmaceutical 1 lb. Cinchona, Calisaya Bark - 1906 - Contains Original Content

Distributed by the Powers - Weightman - Rosengarten Co. Manufacturing Chemists of Philadelphia. Writing on side of box reads Calisaya Bark (Cinchona) 15¢ 1 oz. Box contains original content.

Cinchona Bark is ideal for increasing appetite; promoting the release of digestive flow; and treating bloating, fullness, and other stomach problems. It is also used for blood vessel disorders including hemorrhoids, varicose veins, and leg cramps.

Wooden box is in fair condition. Wood has some splits and chips due to age. Box measures 10.75” x 4.75” x 3.5”.

NOT TO BE CONSUMED. For collector purpose only. While herbal companies remain to sell Cinchona to this day for herbal remedies, the FDA recently banned it as a cure for various conditions due to the negative side effects. Some bad reactions have been fatal.

Flag of Peru

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The current flag of Peru was adopted in 1950.  This design was a variant on an earlier design by Torre Tagle, which featured a red Sun of May as the central emblem. The Sun of May was replaced by the Peruvian coat of arms in 1825 during Simón Bolívar's administration. In the coat of arms there is featured the national animal, the vicuña, representing the nation's fauna; the cinchona tree, representing flora; and a cornucopia, representing the nation's mineral resources. The red and white colors, derived from the nation's first flag by General José de San Martín, were inspired by parihuanas, red and white flamingos. In 1950 President Odría updated the coat of arms to it's current design, as well as established an emblem-less flag for civilian use.

Botanical and Geographical Sources of Cinchona The term “cinchona” refers to a genus of flowering plants within the Rubiaceae family, comprising at least 23 species of evergreen trees and shrubs. The medicinal product is derived from the dried bark of the stem or root of several key species. The most commercially important species include:Cinchona calisaya (Yellow bark)Cinchona…