Peruvian bark
Antimalarial tree covering
Peruvian bark is the bark of the cinchona tree, native to South America, historically used to treat malaria.
It contains quinine, which made it one of the most valuable medicinal substances of the colonial era.
Also called Jesuits' bark or cinchona bark.
Antimalarial alkaloid from bark
- antimalarialDrug preventing tropical fever
- tinctureHerb steeped in alcohol
- extractConcentrated derived substance
- decoctionBoiled herbal concentrate
infusion · apothecary · pharmacopeia · alkaloids · remedy · tonic · therapeutic · curative
Antimalarial alkaloid from bark
- feverElevated body temperature
- plasmodiumMultinucleate protoplasmic mass
- antimalarialDrug preventing tropical fever
- treatmentCare for an ailment
cure · prophylaxis · chloroquine · hydroxychloroquine · tropical disease · ague · chills · sweats
Sharp, unpleasant taste
- tanninPlant-derived astringent compound
- astringentTissue-contracting agent
- bracingRefreshingly keen or stimulating
- tonic waterCarbonated quinine drink
gin and tonic · aperitif · bitters · sharp · acrid · pungent
South American western range
- South AmericaWestern Hemisphere's southern continent
- EcuadorCountry at zero latitude
- BoliviaAndean republic, two capitals
- highlandsElevated, hilly land areas
quinine
Antimalarial alkaloid from bark
- antimalarialDrug preventing tropical fever
- tinctureHerb steeped in alcohol
- extractConcentrated derived substance
decoction · infusion · apothecary · pharmacopeia · alkaloids · remedy · tonic · therapeutic · curative · botanical
quinine
Antimalarial alkaloid from bark
- feverElevated body temperature
- plasmodiumMultinucleate protoplasmic mass
- antimalarialDrug preventing tropical fever
treatment · cure · prophylaxis · chloroquine · hydroxychloroquine · tropical disease · ague · chills · sweats · mosquito
bitter
Sharp, unpleasant taste
- tanninPlant-derived astringent compound
- astringentTissue-contracting agent
- bracingRefreshingly keen or stimulating
tonic water · gin and tonic · aperitif · bitters · sharp · acrid · pungent
Andes
South American western range
- South AmericaWestern Hemisphere's southern continent
- EcuadorCountry at zero latitude
- BoliviaAndean republic, two capitals
highlands · Jesuit · colonial trade · New World · plantation
- quininequinine, quinidine
- cinchonaquinine, quinidine
- fever reducersacetaminophen, aspirin, ibuprofen, paracetamol, naproxen
Peruvian barkpoison
Harmful ingested substance
toxin · malaria · pathogen · disease vector · venom
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