Which analgesic occurs naturally in the bark of the
cinchona tree? 4.
The anti-malarial quinine comes from the bark of the
Cinchona tree and salicylic acid, the basis of aspirin, is found in willow bark.
The medicinal properties of the
cinchona tree are thought to have been discovered by the Quechua, indigenous people from Peru and Bolivia.
Others include penicillin, developed from mold; aspirin, from willow bark; thymol, from thyme; quinine, from the
cinchona tree.
What drug is obtained from the bark of the
cinchona tree? 8.
"There's a
cinchona tree on it." Cinchona is the source of bitterness in quinine, the key flavoring agent in Ionic water, and is native to the tropical Andes forests of western South America.
The bark of the
cinchona tree as a remedy for fever and chills had been known by Europeans since the 17th century and was brought from Peru to Europe by the Jesuits (hence the name "Peruvian" or "Jesuit's bark").
Hippocrates found that leaves from the willow plant could reduce headache and muscle pain, which led to the discovery of aspirin, quinine to treat malaria came from the bark of the
cinchona tree, and a tea brewed from the fox glove plant relieved dropsy because it contained digitalis.
In a section on disease, Taylor reveals the truly global links between the forests of Peru-- where the bark of the
cinchona tree provided scientists with quinine and protection against malaria--and the story of two Netherlands Indies scientists smuggling the protected cinchona seeds out of Peru.
Quinine was the first natural anti-malarial drug, isolated from the bark of the
Cinchona tree. The Cinchona genus belongs to the Rubiaceae family and consists of 23 species; the most important among them are Cinchona ledgeriana of Bolivia, C.
And, of course, there was quinine from the
cinchona tree, Cinchonapubescens, to say nothing of cocaine, morphine, and nicotine.
cinchona tree - small tree of Ecuador and Peru having very large glossy leaves and large panicles of fragrant pink flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark