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Cinchona has been historically sought after for its medicinal value, as the bark of several species yields quinine and other alkaloids. These were the only effective treatments against malaria during the height of European colonialism, which made them of great economic and political importance.
Cinchona bark is best known as the source of the anti-malarial drug quinine and is now cultivated throughout the tropics, including regions of Africa. There are 38 known species in the genus.
Cinchona (Cinchona calisaya) is an evergreen tree that grows up to 15 meters in Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia. The bark is used to make medicine. Cinchona bark contains a chemical called...
Cinchona, genus of about 23 species of plants, mostly trees, in the madder family (Rubiaceae), native to the Andes of South America. The bark of some species contains quinine and is useful against malaria. Learn more about cinchona plants and their history of use against malaria.
May 28, 2020 · Deep in the Andean rainforest, the bark from an endangered tree once cured malaria and powered the British Empire. Now, its derivatives are at the centre of a worldwide debate. Where to see the...
The bark of several species of the genus Cinchona, family Rubiaceae indigenous to the western Andes of South America, was introduced to Jesuit missionaries as a traditional treatment for malaria by indigenous people in Peru during the 17th century.
Cinchona officinalis is a shrub or tree with rugose bark and branchlets covered in minute hairs. Stipules lanceolate or oblong, acute or obtuse, glabrous.
Nov 23, 2018 · This article describes the discovery and use of the South American cinchona bark and its main therapeutic (and toxic) alkaloids, quinine and quinidine. Since the introduction of cinchona to Europe in the 17th century, it played a role in treating emperors and peasants and was central to colonialism and wars.
Hahnemann discovered that cinchona bark taken by a healthy person produced the symptoms of malaria. At that time, cinchona bark was administered as a herbal remedy to cure malaria. (Much later cinchona bark was found to contain quinine, a component that became a classic drug to treat malaria.)
Jan 20, 2017 · In this paper, we consider methods used from the 17th to the 21st centuries to assess the effects of Cinchona bark and of quinine and its derivatives for (i) treating and (ii) preventing malaria in individuals and (iii) in attempts to control malaria in populations.
