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  • 11Jesuit's Bark — • On account of its alkaloids, is the most celebrated specific remedy for all forms of malaria Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Jesuit s Bark     Jesuit s Bark      …

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  • 12Liste des immateriellen Kulturerbes der Volksrepublik China — Die Liste des Immateriellen Kulturerbes der Volksrepublik China (chinesisch 中國國家級非物質文化遺產 / 中国国家级非物质文化遗产 Zhōngguó guójiājí fēiwùzhì wénhuà yíchǎn, engl. China Intangible Cultural Heritage) führt alle Elemente des chinesischen… …

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  • 13List of birds of China — This is a list of the bird species recorded in China. The avifauna of China includes a total of 1314 species, of which 52 are endemic, 2 have been introduced by humans, and 55 are rare or accidental. 1 species listed is extirpated in China and is …

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  • 14Jesuit's bark — Peru offers a branch of cinchona to Science (from a 17th century engraving). Cinchona genus is the source of Peruvian Bark, an important historical remedy against malaria. Jesuit s Bark, also called Peruvian Bark …

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  • 15cassia bark — noun aromatic bark of the cassia bark tree; less desirable as a spice than Ceylon cinnamon bark • Syn: ↑Chinese cinnamon • Hypernyms: ↑bark • Part Holonyms: ↑cassia, ↑cassia bark tree, ↑Cinnamomum cassia * …

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  • 16Cassia bark — Cassia Cas sia (k[a^]sh [.a]), n. [L. cassia and casia, Gr. kassi a and kasi a; of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. qets[=i][=a]h, fr. q[=a]tsa to cut off, to peel off.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants (herbs, shrubs, or trees) of many species,… …

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  • 17Christianity in China — The Lord s Prayer in Classical Chinese …

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  • 18Medical missions in China — by Protestant Christian physicians and surgeons of the 19th and early 20th centuries laid many foundations for modern medicine in China. Western medical missionaries established the first modern clinics and hospitals,provided the first training… …

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  • 19Cusco-bark — Also Cuzco . A kind of cinchona bark, obtained from Cuzco in Lower Peru. Also called Cusco china. Hence Cusco cinchonine, ˈCusconine, Cuˈsconidine, alkaloids obtained from Cusco bark. Watts Dict. Chem. 3rd Suppl. I. 495–7 …

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  • 20Incense in China — A Western Han inlaid bronze mountain censer Incense in China is traditionally used in a wide range of Chinese cultural activities including, religious ceremonies, ancestor veneration, traditional medicine, and in daily life. Known as xiang… …

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