[DOC] [TLE] Cinchona - Wikipedia [PAR] Cinchona is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae containing at 
least 23 species ... The National Tree of Peru is in the genus Cinchona. ... The 
medicinal properties of the cinchona tree were originally discovered by the ... of 
the fever tree bark was introduced into European medicine by Jesuit 
missionaries. [DOC] [TLE] Can we trust the information on Wikipedia? - Ray Sahelian, M.D. [PAR] CAT scan Used especially in diagnosing brain disorders, stands for .... 
Otorhinolaryngologist specializes in treating these three body parts ear, nose, 
throat ENT ... Span. missionaries in Peru found a substance in the bark of the 
Cinchona tree that ..... Chlorophyll In 1952, this plant substance was added to 
toothpaste, gum,... [DOC] [TLE] Quinine - used, first, body, produced, The Discovery of Quinine ... [PAR] Quinine is an alkaloid found in the bark of the cinchona tree. Quinine has been 
used to treat malaria (a recurring disease marked by ... Its name stems from its 
use in 1630 by Jesuit missionaries in the Andes (a ... The legend of quinine's 
discovery accepted in Europe involves the Countess of Chinchon, who had 
visited Peru. [DOC] [TLE] Role of Traditional Antimalarial Plants in the Battle Against the ... [PAR] May 13, 2013 ... Quinine was the first drug used successfully to treat malaria (Fig. ... related to 
artemisinin resistance have been discovered (Noed et al. ... the Peru tree 
Cinchona (Cinchona succiruba [Rubiaceae]) and Qinghao .... bark (Cinchona) 
and also of the pharmacologically active substance derived from it, quinine. [DOC] [TLE] Taking a Bite Out of Malaria: Part I - The Globalist [PAR] Feb 21, 2009 ... A packet of the bark was sent to Lima and used to prepare a treatment for ... It is 
also said that Jesuit missionaries in South America who knew about ... identified 
a tree of the genus Cinchona as having the highest concentration of quinine. This 
natural alkaloid was used extensively in Europe to treat malaria... [DOC] [TLE] The Role of Traditional Medicine in Drug Discovery | OUPblog [PAR] Nov 24, 2008 ... The bark had long been used by indigenous peoples in the Amazon region for ... 
Spanish Jesuit missionaries, after the conquest of the Inca Empire in Peru in the 
... and found that the bark was effective in preventing and treating malaria. ... 
knowledge of the medicinal properties of many natural substances. [DOC] [TLE] An Empire's Extract - jstor [PAR] cament from the Andes used throughout the Atlantic World to treat malarial fevers 
... blood- borne disease malaria.1 As codirector of the royal reserve, Olmedo's ... 
While cinchona trees, which gave rise to quina (cinchona bark), were found .... 
about the bark from these curanderos, Spanish officials and Jesuit missionaries 
re-. [DOC] [TLE] Traditional Medicine: Modern Approach For Affordable Global Health [PAR] Mar 25, 2005 ... diseases that disproportionately affect developing countries, and the challenges 
and ..... with the aim of discovering active compounds to treat malaria more 
effectively. Other ... methods have been found to collect and preserve traditional 
knowledge. ...... Quinine from Cinchona tree had its origin in the royal. [DOC] [TLE] There is a renewed interest in medicinal plants all over the world ... [PAR] Mar 27, 2006 ... found in the bark of willow trees. .... Derived from the cinchona tree (Cinchona 
officinalis) it was used ... Used to treat all kinds ... utilizing plants and other natural 
substances had already developed a ... system that included diagnosis and 
treatment of all kinds of diseases. ..... expectancy of a mere 24.5 years. [DOC] [TLE] Introduction - University of Pittsburgh Press [PAR] medicaments in the Atlantic World on account of its efficacy in treating inter- 
mittent fevers ... could be found throughout the Andean forests of Spain's 
viceroyalties of New. Granada and Peru; however, quina from Loja was widely 
regarded as the best ... Quina, a medicinal tree bark harvested from various 
species of cinchona. [DOC] [TLE] Discussion Papers in Economic and Social History - University of ... [PAR] Four hundred years ago life expectancy at birth levels in Europe are ... rich and 
poor was chronically high levels

Question: Span. missionaries in Peru found a substance in the bark of the Cinchona tree that treats this disease
Answer: malaria