Cinchona is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae containing at least 23 species of trees and shrubs. They are native to the tropical Andean forests of western South America.<\/p>\n
The bark of trees in this genus is the source of a variety of alkaloids, the most familiar of which is quinine, an antipyretic (anti-fever) agent especially useful in treating malaria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Cinchona is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae containing at least 23 species of trees and shrubs. They are native to the tropical Andean forests of western South America. The bark of trees in this genus is the source of a variety of alkaloids, the most familiar of which is quinine, an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[370],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biology"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n