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Quinine is an alkaloid, a naturally occurring chemical compound. [5] How it works as a medicine is not entirely clear. [5] Quinine was first isolated in 1820 from the bark of a cinchona tree, which is native to Peru, [5] [9] [10] and its molecular formula was determined by Adolph Strecker in 1854. [11]
May 28, 2020 · Quinine, an alkaloid compound found in cinchona’s bark, can indeed kill the parasite that causes malaria. But it wasn’t discovered by Spanish Jesuits.
Oct 4, 2024 · 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 24, 2011 · Quinine, as a component of the bark of the cinchona (quina-quina) tree, was used to treat malaria from as early as the 1600s, when it was referred to as the "Jesuits' bark," "cardinal's bark," or "sacred bark."
Cinchona pubescens, also known as red cinchona and quina or kina (Spanish: Cascarilla, cinchona; Portuguese: quina-do-amazonas, quineira), is native to Central and South America.
Cinchona officinalis is a South American tree that produces quinine, an anti-fever agent used to treat malaria. It is native to wet montane forests in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, and has various vernacular names in different languages.
Dec 29, 2023 · Learn how cinchona, the source of quinine, was used by Indigenous peoples in the Andes and colonized by Europeans for malaria treatment and trade. Explore the history and impact of cinchona bark collection, cultivation, and extinction in the Americas and Asia.
