Definition of Quebracho

1. n. A Chilian apocynaceous tree (Aspidosperma Quebracho); also, its bark, which is used as a febrifuge, and for dyspnœa of the lung, or bronchial diseases; -- called also white quebracho, to distinguish it from the red quebracho, a Mexican anacardiaceous tree (Loxopterygium Lorentzii) whose bark is said to have similar properties.

Definition of Quebracho

1. Noun. (botany) A Chilean apocynaceous tree; ''species: Aspidosperma quebracho'' ¹

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Definition of Quebracho

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Medical Definition of Quebracho

1. A Chilian apocynaceous tree (Aspidosperma Quebracho); also, its bark, which is used as a febrifuge, and for dyspnoea of the lung, or bronchial diseases; called also white quebracho, to distinguish it from the red quebracho, a Mexican anacardiaceous tree (Loxopterygium Lorentzii) whose bark is said to have similar properties. Origin: Sp. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quebracho

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Literary usage of Quebracho

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Textbook of pharmacology and therapeutics, or, the Action of drugs in by Arthur Robertson Cushny (1918)
"ASPIDOSPERMA, OR quebracho. The bark of quebracho bianco (Aspidosperma quebracho) contains a number of alkaloids which are probably very similar in chemical ..."

2. A Manual of Pharmacology and Its Applications to Therapeutics and Toxicology by Torald Hermann Sollmann (1917)
"ASPIDOSPERMA (quebracho) The bark of Aspidosperma quebracho-bianco, contains six ... The dried bark of Aspidosperma quebracho- bianco. Dose, 4 Gm., 60 gr., ..."

3. A Manual of Pharmacology and Its Applications to Therapeutics and Toxicology by Torald Hermann Sollmann (1922)
"ASPIDOSPERMA (quebracho) The bark of Aspidosperma quebracho-bianco, contains several alkaloids with very similar actions: fall of blood pressure, ..."

4. A Manual of Pharmacology and Its Applications to Therapeutics and Toxicology by Torald Hermann Sollmann (1922)
"PREPARATIONS—ASPIDOSPERMA Aspidosperma, USP (quebracho).—The dried bark of Aspidosperma quebracho- bianco. Dose, 4 Gm., 60 gr., ..."

5. Forest Products, Their Manufacture and Use: Embracing the Principal by Nelson Courtlandt Brown (1919)
"quebracho There are several trees which go by the name " quebracho " but the ... The native habitat of quebracho is along the water courses and plains of ..."

6. Forest Products, Their Manufacture and Use: Embracing the Principal by Nelson Courtlandt Brown (1919)
"quebracho There are several trees which go by the name " quebracho " but the ... The native habitat of quebracho is along the water courses and plains of ..."

7. A Textbook of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Or, The Action of Drugs in by Arthur Robertson Cushny (1915)
"The bark of quebracho bianco (Aspidosperma quebracho) contains a number of alkaloids which are probably very similar in chemical composition and which seem ..."

8. Wood products: Distillates and Extracts by Paul Dumesny, J. Noyer (1908)
"There are two varieties of quebracho, Colorado and blancho (red and white); the quebracho Colorado contains 16 to I9 per cent, of tannin and the quebracho ..."

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