red barkn.

Brit.

/ˌrɛd ˈbɑːk/, U.S.

/ˈˌrɛd ˈbɑrk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., bark n.¹

Etymology: < red adj. + bark n.¹

1. A reddish form of cinchona bark used medicinally as a source of quinine, spec. that obtained from Cinchona pubescens (formerly called C. succirubra).

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Peruvian bark1663

quinquina1681

Jesuits' Bark1704

quinaquina1708

quinquina1740

cinchona1742

quill bark1742

grey bark1781

red bark1782

bark-tree1783

yellow bark1794

cinchona-bark1811

crown bark1823

Loxa bark1825

Suriname bark1844

Lima bark1855

quinine tree1855

1782 W. Saunders Observ. Red Peruvian Bark 3 The Red Bark is in much larger and thicker pieces than the common Peruvian Bark.

1837 Penny Cycl. VII. 173/2 Red bark has been known for 130 years, but was not much used in Europe till 1779.

1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark 41 The species yielding ‘red bark’, the richest and most important of all the Chinchonæ.

1929 Q. Jrnl. Pharmacy & Pharmacol. 2 187 The standard Pharmacopœial content of red bark is ‘five to six per cent. of alkaloids of which not less than one-half should consist of quinine and cinchonidine’.

1946 M. L. Duran-Reynals Fever Bark Tree 127 Some physicians favored the red bark while others recommended the yellow.

1981 Phytochemistry 20 2495/2 C[inchona] succirubra (red bark) contains 5–7% total alkaloids and 2–3% quinine.

2007 H. C. Covey Afr. Amer. Slave Med. (2008) v. 91 The Incas used cinchona bark, also called Peruvian bark, red bark, or simply ‘the Bark’, to treat malaria and fevers.

2. More fully red bark tree. The tree Cinchona pubescens.

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1814 H. M. Williams tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. I. i. ii. 136 The oranged bark-tree (cinchona lancifolia) is much less tender than the red bark-tree (c. oblongifolia).

1861 R. Spruce (title) Report on the expedition to procure seeds and plants of the Cinchona succirubra, or red bark tree.

1861 Med. Times & Gaz. 31 Aug. 222/2 Mr. Spruce was employed to collect seeds of red bark in the forests of Chimborazo.

1935 H. F. MacMillan Trop. Planting & Gardening (ed. 4) xxvi. 357 C. succirubra (Red Bark), a tree 40-50 ft. high or more, with large, broad leaves.

1998 Novon 8 159/2 In 1859, Spruce was commissioned..to procure seeds and plants of the ‘Red bark tree’ for use as anti-malarials in the tropical colonies, most notably India.

2002 C. Elliott Potting-shed Papers 144 Huge cinchona plantations—in Ceylon, in Sikkim, in a number of locations in India proper—had..been established, mainly stocked with red bark trees.

Compounds

General attributive.

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1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark 305 The dry season in the ‘red bark’ region.

1932 Bull. Misc. Information (Royal Bot. Gardens, Kew) 13 ‘Red Bark Quills’ average 6·5% per cent. (India) and 8·25% (Java) of total alkaloid.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	red bark
释义	red barkn. Brit. /ˌrɛd ˈbɑːk/, U.S. /ˈˌrɛd ˈbɑrk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., bark n.¹ Etymology: < red adj. + bark n.¹ 1. A reddish form of cinchona bark used medicinally as a source of quinine, spec. that obtained from Cinchona pubescens (formerly called C. succirubra). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > medicinal trees or shrubs > [noun] > non-British medicinal trees or shrubs > cinchona tree or bark Peruvian bark1663 quinquina1681 Jesuits' Bark1704 quinaquina1708 quinquina1740 cinchona1742 quill bark1742 grey bark1781 red bark1782 bark-tree1783 yellow bark1794 cinchona-bark1811 crown bark1823 Loxa bark1825 Suriname bark1844 Lima bark1855 quinine tree1855 1782 W. Saunders Observ. Red Peruvian Bark 3 The Red Bark is in much larger and thicker pieces than the common Peruvian Bark. 1837 Penny Cycl. VII. 173/2 Red bark has been known for 130 years, but was not much used in Europe till 1779. 1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark 41 The species yielding ‘red bark’, the richest and most important of all the Chinchonæ. 1929 Q. Jrnl. Pharmacy & Pharmacol. 2 187 The standard Pharmacopœial content of red bark is ‘five to six per cent. of alkaloids of which not less than one-half should consist of quinine and cinchonidine’. 1946 M. L. Duran-Reynals Fever Bark Tree 127 Some physicians favored the red bark while others recommended the yellow. 1981 Phytochemistry 20 2495/2 C[inchona] succirubra (red bark) contains 5–7% total alkaloids and 2–3% quinine. 2007 H. C. Covey Afr. Amer. Slave Med. (2008) v. 91 The Incas used cinchona bark, also called Peruvian bark, red bark, or simply ‘the Bark’, to treat malaria and fevers. 2. More fully red bark tree. The tree Cinchona pubescens. ΚΠ 1814 H. M. Williams tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. I. i. ii. 136 The oranged bark-tree (cinchona lancifolia) is much less tender than the red bark-tree (c. oblongifolia). 1861 R. Spruce (title) Report on the expedition to procure seeds and plants of the Cinchona succirubra, or red bark tree. 1861 Med. Times & Gaz. 31 Aug. 222/2 Mr. Spruce was employed to collect seeds of red bark in the forests of Chimborazo. 1935 H. F. MacMillan Trop. Planting & Gardening (ed. 4) xxvi. 357 C. succirubra (Red Bark), a tree 40-50 ft. high or more, with large, broad leaves. 1998 Novon 8 159/2 In 1859, Spruce was commissioned..to procure seeds and plants of the ‘Red bark tree’ for use as anti-malarials in the tropical colonies, most notably India. 2002 C. Elliott Potting-shed Papers 144 Huge cinchona plantations—in Ceylon, in Sikkim, in a number of locations in India proper—had..been established, mainly stocked with red bark trees. Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark 305 The dry season in the ‘red bark’ region. 1932 Bull. Misc. Information (Royal Bot. Gardens, Kew) 13 ‘Red Bark Quills’ average 6·5% per cent. (India) and 8·25% (Java) of total alkaloid. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1782
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