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After Jesuit missionary Bernabé Cobo, who first described the cinchona bark and introduced it to Europe in 1632.
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2010/09/10 02:39 UTC 版)
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出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/01 18:38 UTC 版)
Jesuit's Bark, also called Peruvian Bark, is the historical name of the most celebrated specific remedy for all forms of malaria. It is so named because it was obtained from the bark of several species of the genus Cinchona, of the order Rubiaceae, that have been discovered at different times and are indigenous in the Western Andes of South America and were first described and introduced by Jesuit priests who did missionary work in Peru. Other terms referring to this preparation and its source were "Jesuit's Tree", "Jesuit's Powder" and "Pulvis Patrum".