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Is quinine a fruit or vegetable?
It is neither fruit nor vegetable. Quinine of commerce is obtained from the bark of Cinchona sp.
What is chichona bark?
Chichona bark comes from a South American plant similar to the plant that produces quinine and is a member of the same family. Like quinine, it has been used to treat malaria. Like quinine it has also been used to treat a variety of other diseases. Overdoses are dangerous. It has also been called Jesuits bark.
What is made from bark?
Quinine
What is made from chichona bark?
Quinine
What is the word origin for quinine?
The word was first used circa 1826. It comes from the Spanish word quina, meaning "cinchona bark" (from which it is extracted), from Quechua (Peru) kina.
How do you spell quinine?
That is the correct spelling of "quinine" (alkaloid from tree bark used medicinally).
Which tree's roots and bark are used to make Quinine?
Quinine comes from the bark of the cinchona tree of South America.
When was Quinine invented?
Quinine comes from the bark of the cinchona tree.
Who invented the malaria drug?
The first effective treatment of malaria actually came from the bark of the cinchona tree. Later, French chemists extracted quinine from this bark, and created chloroquine as a more useful drug.
What is a sentence with the word quinine?
Quinine is the "drug" from the bark of Cinchona tree that has got antiparasitic properties. It can be used against Malaria.
Is quinine renewable?
Quinine is derived from the bark of the cinchona tree, which is a natural resource. While the cinchona tree can be cultivated and grown sustainably, the harvesting of its bark and production of quinine can vary in terms of sustainability practices. Therefore, quinine can be considered renewable if sourced from sustainably managed plantations, but it is not inherently renewable if harvested unsustainably.
What antimalarial chemical is derived from the bark of various species of Cinchona trees?
quinine
