Wednesday 10 August 2011

Flowers that fight malaria


The Chinchona pubescens originated in Northern South America but it has spread around the world, now becoming a very invasive species in other places. Native Americans and later the rest of the world have used this plant to produce quinine for the treatment of malaria, among other diseases.


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