chinchona

• Qualquer uma de várias árvores do gênero Cinchona, nativas dos Andes, cuja casca é a fonte da quinina e de outros alcaloides medicinais.

Any of several trees of the genus Cinchona, native to the Andes, whose bark is a source of quinine and other medicinal alkaloids.

1. Tree of the genus CinchonaC1formalscientific

   Any of several trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Cinchona, native to the Andes, whose bark contains quinine and other alkaloids used to treat malaria.

   Quina

   • The cinchona tree is cultivated in tropical regions for its medicinal bark.
   • Quinine, derived from cinchona bark, was historically used to treat malaria.
   • The plantation grew several species of cinchona for pharmaceutical purposes.

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