Jesuit's bark

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Jes·u·it's bark

(jĕzh′o͞o-ĭts, jĕz′o͞o-, -yo͞o-)
n.
See cinchona.
[So called because it was first known to Europeans through Jesuit missions in Peru.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Jesuit's bark - medicinal bark of cinchona treesJesuit's bark - medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine
cinchona, cinchona bark, Peruvian bark
chinchona, cinchona - any of several trees of the genus Cinchona
bark - tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
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Smallpox and common illnesses are repeatedly described, as are remedies such as Jesuit's Bark and bloodletting.
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Next time you catch inexplicable chill on a hot day in the jungle and an old country doctor prescribes "powders of the countess" ground from "Jesuit's bark" peeled off a "fever tree," you probably have a touch of malaria, and what you will be taking is quinine, which for centuries in one form or another has been the best treatment.
Quinine's feverish tales and trails: for centuries, this alkaloid, produced from the bark of an Andean tree, provoked international disputes and intrigue as scientists pursued the cure for malaria
PAN BOOKS have published Mark Honigsbaum's The Fever Trail: In Search of the Cure for Malaria ([pounds sterling]7.99) which describes the discovery of Jesuit's Bark or quinine and the developments towards a cure for malaria that sprang from it.
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