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Pest categorisation of <i>Coccus viridis</i>. [PDF]

EFSA J
Abstract The EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of Coccus viridis (Hemiptera: Coccidae), the green coffee scale, for the territory of the European Union (EU), following the commodity risk assessment of Jasminum polyanthum from Uganda, in which C. viridis was identified as a pest of possible concern to the EU.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Vicent Civera A, Baptista P, Berlin A, Chatzivassiliou E, Cubero J, Cunniffe N, de la Peña E, Desneux N, Di Serio F, Filipiak A, Gonthier P, Hasiów-Jaroszewska B, Jactel H, Landa BB, Maistrello L, Makowski D, Milonas P, Papadopoulos NT, Potting R, Susi H, van der Gaag DJ, Gobbi A, Kertesz V, Maiorano A, Akrivou A, Papachristos D, Sfyra O.   +27 more
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An undergrad experiment for the at-home study of fluorescence: Extraction of quinine and chlorophyll from Cinchona tree bark

International Journal of Physics and Chemistry Education
Herein we describe a method for the effective extraction and qualitative detection of quinine and chlorophyll. Both compounds can be successfully extracted from Cinchona tree bark (Cinchona pubescens Vahl) using nothing but household materials, usually cheap and easily acquired items available in any hardware store.
Fabio Granados-Chinchilla, Luis Felipe Campos-Arguedas   +1 more
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Beyond phylogeny: phytochemical diversity as a unique metric for biodiversity in the Gentianales. [PDF]

New Phytol
Summary In contrast to phylogenetic diversity (PD), phytochemical diversity is not often utilised to measure biodiversity, although it forms an important aspect of biotic variation. The aim of this study was to explore phytochemical diversity across the flowering plant order Gentianales and the extent to which PD reliably represents phytochemical ...
Richard-Bollans A, Jan-Smith E, Silvestro D, Howes MR.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Imperial Science Rescues a Tree: Global Botanic Networks, Local Knowledge and the Transcontinental Transplantation of Cinchona

Environment and History, 1995
Abstract During the course of the nineteenth century, the rise in the number of British troops stationed in India, along with the increasing number of women and children who joined the colonial administrators, made military and public health a matter of imperial concern.
K. Philip
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Effect of arbuscular mycorrhiza on germination and initial growth of Cinchona officinalis L. (Rubiaceae)

Forest Science and Technology, 2022
Cinchona officinalis, known locally as cascarilla or cinchona, is a plant species native to South America. It was used as a source of quinine to combat malaria in the 17th century. The species is threatened by various anthropogenic activities.
Franklin Hitler Fernandez-Zarate, Annick Estefany Huaccha-Castillo, Lenin Quiñones-Huatangari, Segundo Primitivo Vaca-Marquina, Tito Sanchez-Santillan, Eli Morales-Rojas, Alejandro Seminario-Cunya, Marly Guelac-Santillan, Luci Magali Barturén-Vega, David Coronel-Bustamante   +9 more
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Cerebral malaria and the story of Quinine and the Fever Trees

Advances in Clinical Neuroscience & Rehabilitation, 2020
Cinchona bark was first recorded as a cure for malaria by the Spanish in Peru around 1630. A Spanish missionary allegedly learned of the treatment from the Indian natives.
JMS Pearce
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Non-destructive estimation of leaf area and leaf weight of Cinchona officinalis L. (Rubiaceae) based on linear models

Forest Science and Technology, 2023
Non-destructive methods that accurately estimate leaf area (LA) and leaf weight (LW) are simple and inexpensive, and represent powerful tools in the development of physiological and agronomic research.
Annick Estefany Huaccha-Castillo, Franklin Hitler Fernandez-Zarate, Luis Jhoseph Pérez-Delgado, Karla Saith Tantalean-Osores, Segundo Primitivo Vaca-Marquina, Tito Sanchez-Santillan, Eli Morales-Rojas, Alejandro Seminario-Cunya, Lenin Quiñones-Huatangari   +8 more
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Aspects of the safe use of medicinal products based on medicinal plant materials in COVID-19

Реальная клиническая практика: данные и доказательства, 2022
According to a number of studies, medicinal plants and drugs based on them can be used as inhibitors of various viral infections, including the SARS-CoV-2 virus at different stages of their manifestation and development.
A. A. Taube
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Current and Future Spatial Distribution of the Genus Cinchona in Peru: Opportunities for Conservation in the Face of Climate Change

Sustainability, 2023
The genus Cinchona belongs to the Rubiaceae family and comprises native Peruvian tree species distributed in tropical areas. It is currently endangered due to human disturbance and overexploitation for medicinal, forestry and food uses.
Alexandre Vergara, Dennis Cieza-Tarrillo, C. Ocaña, Lenin Quiñonez, Guillermo Idrogo-Vásquez, Lucas D Muñoz-Astecker, Erick A. Auquiñivin-Silva, Robert J. Cruzalegui, C. Arbizu   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Tabloid brand medicine chests: selling health and hygiene for the British tropical colonies [PDF]

, 2008
During the late Victorian and early Edwardian period a surge of commodities went on display and were advertised throughout the empire. One such commodity was the Burroughs Wellcome & Co. (BWC) Tabloid brand medicine chest.
Johnson, R.
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