cinchona

• 指茜草科金鸡纳属的树木，其树皮是提取奎宁和奎尼丁的来源，这些生物碱用于治疗疟疾等疾病。

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.

   金鸡纳树皮

   • 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.

   同义词cinchona barkperuvian bark

2. Tree speciesC1formalscientific

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

   金鸡纳树

   • 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.