Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Sinkona in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Cinchona pubescens Vahl from the Rubiaceae (Coffee) family having the following synonyms: Cinchona cordifolia, Cinchona colorata, Cinchona succirubra. For the possible medicinal usage of sinkona, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Sinkona in the Sanskrit language, ibid. previous identification.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Sinkona in India is the name of a plant defined with Cinchona calisaya in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Quinquina carabayensis var. villosa Kuntze (among others).

2) Sinkona is also identified with Cinchona officinalis It has the synonym Quinquina lancifolia (Mutis) Kuntze (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Edwards’s Botanical Register (1844)
· Sci. Mem. Off. Med. Dept. Gov. India (1894)
· Proc. Internat. Hortic. exhib. Bot. Congr. London (1866)
· Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1881)
· Quin. E. Indian Pl. (1876)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1830)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Sinkona, for example extract dosage, side effects, chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Siṃkōna (ಸಿಂಕೋನ):—[noun] the tree Cinchona succirubra (or any of its varieties as C. calisaya, C. officinalis, etc.) of Rubiaceae family, from whose bark quinine, a bitter crystalline alaloid, is extracted.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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