Cinchona
Cinchona officinalis
| Famille | Rubiaceae |
|---|---|
| हिंदी | सिनकोना |
| Parties utilisées | bark |
Cinchona is an evergreen tree of the coffee family native to the wet montane forests of the Andes in South America. It was introduced to India in the nineteenth century and planted in the Nilgiris and Darjeeling hills. Its bitter bark is the historic source of quinine.
Cinchona is not a classical Ayurvedic herb, but its bark has found a place in later Indian traditional and folk practice as a bitter tonic for general wellbeing. The bark is the part used.
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