Cinchona – Chemical Constituents and Uses
Biological Source of Cinchona: Other names of Cinchona Bark: Cinchona is a dried bark obtained from the cultivated trees of Cinchona calisaya, Cinchona ledgeriana, Cinchona officinalis, Cinchona succirubra of the family Rubiaceae. Cinchona is called as Jesuit’s bark as this bark was identified and used by the Jesuits for its anti-pyretic property. As it was […]