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 ❋ 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. ❋ 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. ❋ Unknown (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 ❋ 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. ❋ 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. ❋ 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. ❋ Douglas Waller (2011)

From the South American cinchona trees, the drug quinine was derived to help fight the mosquito-borne disease -- malaria. ❋ Dr. Reese Halter (2010)

Allspice berries, powdered cinchona bark, and citric acid are the real stand-outs, but Morgenthaler helpfully provides a supplier link for at least the cinchona bark. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Though some of the herbs, roots and barks that go into it are common enough in bitter drafts -- cinchona, orris, gentian -- the flavors are so powerfully concentrated that the stuff is almost impossible to choke down straight, which is why it has been used as a morning-after shock to the system. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He further discovered that by diluting the amount of the mother tincture, or active ingredient, which is a remedy in pure form or strength, and shaking the remedy, known as succussing or potentization, that the remedy would be effective in treating an illness for someone who presented a symptom picture of a particular disease, as in the case of the above cinchona bark. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In 1790, Dr. Samuel Hahnemann discovered homeopathy by taking numerous doses of a particular substance (in this case, cinchona bark, used to treat malaria) and developing the symptoms of malaria. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As DGHC (Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council) has only tea gardens (and cinchona gardens), the sales tax (or VAT) revenues will be too small to sustain a state, tourism not withstanding. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The hotspot is also the center of origin for some of world's most important crops, including tobacco and potatoes, as well as the cinchona plant, which is the source of quinine. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Boiled a camp kettle full of strong decoction of cinchona every day since leaving Dindikoo. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Most of the island's rainforests were cleared originally for the cultivation of cinchona (a medicinal drug containing quinine and related compounds) and coffee, which gave way later to tea and rubber. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Flag description: three equal, vertical bands of red (hoist side), white, and red with the coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms features a shield bearing a vicuna, cinchona tree (the source of quinine), and a yellow cornucopia spilling out gold coins, all framed by a green wreath ❋ Unknown (2008)

Man we were so wasted. Thank god for [Abby] being the [cinchona] and figuring out how to get the key in the [lock]. ❋ Dododog (2021)

[Duuuude], you've [gotta] try a [cinchona]! ❋ Kosuuke (2011)