Cinchona bark is taken in the form of bitter-tasting preparations. Today, the presentation in the form of tea is hardly common. Extracts from the crushed drug used to be part of some combination preparations, for example, in the tonic “Hunter’s Stomach N”, which is no longer on the market.
Currently, there are no finished medicines on the market. Quinine is also found in beverages such as bitter tonic.
Quinine bark tree: what dose?
The average daily dose is 1-3g of the drug, unless otherwise prescribed. For extracts, 0.6-3g of chinafluid extract with 4-5% total alkaloids or 0.15-0.6g of chinafluid extract with 15-20% total alkaloids can be applied accordingly.
Preparation of cinchona tree
To prepare tea, about 1 g of the drug (1 teaspoon is about 1.7 g) is poured over boiling water, allowed to steep for 10 minutes, and then passed through a tea strainer.
A cup of the tea should be drunk about 30 minutes before each meal to stimulate appetite, and after meals for digestive problems.
Contraindications of cinchona bark
Cinchona bark should not be taken during pregnancy and lactation, in case of stomach and intestinal ulcers, as well as in case of existing hypersensitivity to cinchona alkaloids.
What to watch out for.
Sensitization to quinine or quinidine is possible. Therefore, cinchona bark should not be taken over a long period of time.
The drug should be kept dry and protected from light.
