cinchona

The name cinchona is derived from that of the wife of a viceroy of Peru, who is said to have taken the drug from South America to Europe in

Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture William Saunders 1861

This explains the fact that the above-named branches of science all possess an extensive literature on cinchona, which is accessible for purposes of comparison to those who care to study the subject in detail.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913

On the coasts of New Andalusia, the cuspa is considered as a kind of cinchona; and we were assured, that some Aragonese monks, who had long resided in the kingdom of New Grenada, recognised this tree from the resemblance of its leaves to those of the real Peruvian bark-tree.

Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America 1851

On the coasts of New Andalusia, the cuspa is considered as a kind of cinchona; and we were assured, that some Aragonese monks, who had long resided in the kingdom of New Grenada, recognised this tree from the resemblance of its leaves to those of the real

Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Alexander von Humboldt 1814

Fortunately, the group was traveling through the very region that is home to the fabled cinchona tree—the "fever tree," as the natives called it—whose bark is the source of quinine, used as a treatment.

An Expedition Without End Amir D. Aczel 2011

Fortunately, the group was traveling through the very region that is home to the fabled cinchona tree—the "fever tree," as the natives called it—whose bark is the source of quinine, used as a treatment.

An Expedition Without End Amir D. Aczel 2011

Powdered bark from the cinchona tree, found only on the eastern slopes of the Peruvian Andes, contained alkaloids that checked malaria.

Malarial mosquitoes helped defeat British in battle that ended Revolutionary War J.R. McNeill 2010

But because of cultural differences and a dearth of long-range radio transmitters those initiatives also ended up being small-time, such as fake surrender orders from their commanders dropped on Japanese troops in Burma or rumors spread that their quinine, which comes from the cinchona, was made from the worthless bark of other trees.

Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011

Powdered bark from the cinchona tree, found only on the eastern slopes of the Peruvian Andes, contained alkaloids that checked malaria.

Malarial mosquitoes helped defeat British in battle that ended Revolutionary War J.R. McNeill 2010

But because of cultural differences and a dearth of long-range radio transmitters those initiatives also ended up being small-time, such as fake surrender orders from their commanders dropped on Japanese troops in Burma or rumors spread that their quinine, which comes from the cinchona, was made from the worthless bark of other trees.

Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011