Bernardino António Gomes (1768-1823): a quina e o isolamento da cinchonina

Bernardino António Gomes (1768-1823) was an eminent Portuguese physician and scientist who gained particular recognition in chemistry, with the isolation of cinchonine from the bark of cinchona, an antimalarial plant. This isolation was described in the Ensaio sobre o cinchonino (1812) triggering a...

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description Bernardino António Gomes (1768-1823) was an eminent Portuguese physician and scientist who gained particular recognition in chemistry, with the isolation of cinchonine from the bark of cinchona, an antimalarial plant. This isolation was described in the Ensaio sobre o cinchonino (1812) triggering a strong polemic between Gomes and the editors of the Jornal de Coimbra. Additionally, he played an important role in other fields: public health, founding the Instituição Vacínica, and promoting the use of Jenner’s vaccine; in dermatology, by writing the first Portuguese book entirely dedicated to skin conditions; and in botany, devoting himself into studying numerous Brazilian plants, such as ipecac or cinnamon. His work had ample international repercussion, chiefly in France.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1695652025-11-28T15:15:44Z Bernardino António Gomes (1768-1823): a quina e o isolamento da cinchonina Guilherme Semedo, Maria Bernardino António Gomes (1768-1823) cinchona bark cinchonine history of science thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science Bernardino António Gomes (1768-1823) was an eminent Portuguese physician and scientist who gained particular recognition in chemistry, with the isolation of cinchonine from the bark of cinchona, an antimalarial plant. This isolation was described in the Ensaio sobre o cinchonino (1812) triggering a strong polemic between Gomes and the editors of the Jornal de Coimbra. Additionally, he played an important role in other fields: public health, founding the Instituição Vacínica, and promoting the use of Jenner’s vaccine; in dermatology, by writing the first Portuguese book entirely dedicated to skin conditions; and in botany, devoting himself into studying numerous Brazilian plants, such as ipecac or cinnamon. His work had ample international repercussion, chiefly in France. Published Bernardino António Gomes (1768-1823) foi um eminente médico e cientista português que se destacou particularmente no domínio da química, com o isolamento da cinchonina a partir da casca de quina, uma planta antimalárica. Este isolamento foi descrito no Ensaio sobre o cinchonino (1812) e desencadeou uma acérrima polémica entre Gomes e os redatores do Jornal de Coimbra. Adicionalmente, teve um importante papel noutras áreas: na saúde pública portuguesa, fundando a Instituição Vacínica e promovendo o uso da vacina jenneriana; na dermatologia, escrevendo o primeiro livro português versando inteiramente sobre doenças da pele; e na botânica, dedicando-se ao estudo de diversas plantas no Brasil, como a ipecacuanha ou a canela. A sua obra teve ampla repercussão internacional, sobretudo em França. 2025-11-28T15:15:42Z 2025-11-28T15:15:42Z 2025-01 book 978-989-26-2676-5 978-989-26-2677-2 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/169565 por Ciências e Culturas image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://doi.org/10.14195/978-989-26-2677-2 Coimbra University Press Coimbra University Press 10.14195/978-989-26-2677-2 Bernardino António Gomes (1768-1823) foi um eminente médico e cientista português que se destacou particularmente no domínio da química, com o isolamento da cinchonina a partir da casca de quina, uma planta antimalárica. Este isolamento foi descrito no Ensaio sobre o cinchonino (1812) e desencadeou uma acérrima polémica entre Gomes e os redatores do Jornal de Coimbra. Adicionalmente, teve um importante papel noutras áreas: na saúde pública portuguesa, fundando a Instituição Vacínica e promovendo o uso da vacina jenneriana; na dermatologia, escrevendo o primeiro livro português versando inteiramente sobre doenças da pele; e na botânica, dedicando-se ao estudo de diversas plantas no Brasil, como a ipecacuanha ou a canela. A sua obra teve ampla repercussão internacional, sobretudo em França. 10.14195/978-989-26-2677-2 71c193a7-6c08-4e85-ae72-a002208589fd 978-989-26-2676-5 978-989-26-2677-2 Coimbra University Press 88 Coimbra open access
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