This section is from the book "Practical Materia Medica And Prescription Writing", by Oscar W. Bethea. Also available from Amazon: Practical Materia Medica and Prescription Writing.
Latin, Cinchona (Gen., Cinchonae)
Eng., Cinchona. Synonyms, Yellow Cinchona, Peruvian Bark, Jesuits' Bark, etc. The dried bark of Cinchona Ledgeriana, Cinchona Calisaya, and of hybrids of these with other species of Cinchona.
 
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