cinchona

• Nom désignant un arbre du genre Cinchona, dont l'écorce est une source de quinine et de quinidine, utilisées en médecine.

A noun referring to a tree of the genus Cinchona, whose bark is the source of quinine and quinidine, used medicinally.

1. Medicinal barkC1formalmedical

   The bark of cinchona trees, which is used to produce quinine and quinidine, drugs used to treat malaria and other conditions.

   Écorce de quinquina

   • Cinchona bark was historically used to treat fevers.
   • Quinine extracted from cinchona is still used in some malaria treatments.
   • The medicinal properties of cinchona were discovered by indigenous peoples in South America.

   Synonymescinchona barkperuvian bark

2. Tree speciesC1formalscientific

   Any of several trees belonging to the genus Cinchona, native to the Andes region of South America.

   Quinquina (arbre)

   • Cinchona trees are cultivated in tropical regions for their bark.
   • The cinchona tree can grow up to 15 meters in height.
   • Cinchona plantations were established in Java and India during the colonial era.