cinchona

IPA: sˈɪntʃˈoʊnʌ

A tree or shrub of the genus Cinchona, native to the Andes in South America but since widely cultivated in Indonesia and India as well for its medicinal bark.
The bark of these plants, which yield quinine and other alkaloids useful in reducing fevers and particularly in combatting malaria.
(medicine) Any medicine chiefly composed of the prepared bark of these plants.

Examples of "cinchona" in Sentences

Espejo divided his cinchona study into four parts.
The bark of the cinchona tree is used to make quinine.
Cinchona trees remain the only practical source of quinine.
Cinchona bark was also used to create the anti malaria drug quinine.
Cinchona trees remain the only economically practical source of quinine.
Cinchona bark has been used to treat the symptoms of malaria for centuries.
Quinine is the active anti malarial ingredient in the bark of cinchona tree.
The climate is suitable for cultivation of tea, coffee, cardamom and cinchona.
The indigenous peoples of Peru made a tincture of cinchona to control malaria.
In 1753 Carolus Linnaeus named the bark Cinchona after the countess of Chinchon.