Cinchona Bark - Cinchona calisaya Wedd.

Cinchona Bark makes great Detox Tea Cinchona Bark - Cinchona calisaya Wedd. Origin: Spain Used part: Leaf, Bark Description: Quinine is a natural substance taken from the bark of a medicinal plant called Cinchona calisaya, also known by several names like quina, quina-amarela, quineira, red chichona, Peruvian bark and bark of the Jesuits. The trees of this medicinal plant originate from forests of South America, and its most used parts are its leaves and the barks of the root, the branches and the trunk, mainly, to make teas with diverse properties like antipyretic, antimaláricas, digestive and healing. Quinine is the active compound of quinine, a drug used to treat malaria; however, only use of the plant, beverages or supplements containing quinine is not recommended as a remedy for this disease, but only as a way of supplementing treatment. Learn more about the remedy for malaria: Quinine. Health benefits: The leaves of the infused plant can be used in cases of urinary problems; the