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Samples of cinchona bark, Quinquina Route Equateur, prepared
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Samples of cinchona bark, Quinquina Route Equateur, prepared
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Quinine is the component of cinchona bark which was used to treat and prevent malaria. Besides being used to treat malaria, cinchona bark was also a pain and fever reliever. Quinine is extracted by a complex chemical process. There are many species of the plant. This sample is from Quinquina Route Equateur. The sample was prepared by F Laurent, a pharmacist, at H Salle, a chemist and druggist shop, in Paris, France, in 1930-1931.

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Place made: Paris, Ville de Paris, Île-de-France, France

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Keywords: sample; Quinine; Cinchona; Malaria; Pharmacy
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  • Library reference: Science Museum A654693
  • Photo number: L0058850
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