Family Name: Rubiaceae
Botanical Name(s): Cinchona Officinalis
Popular Name(s): Quinine, Peruvian Bark, Quinine Bark.
Parts Used: Quinine Isolated From Bark.
Habitat: Cultivated in Nilgiri Hills.
Description: Cinchona is a genus of tropical evergreen trees and shrubs, with rather large laurel-like, entire, opposite leaves, and white or pink fragrant flowers arranged in clusters. Not all species of Cinchona can be used to produce quinine; in fact, many contain virtually no quinine at all.
Uses: It is digestive, antipyretic, cardio tonic, dystocia, eumbago etc.