金鸡纳树属蒿草科植物,它的树皮中含有一种生物碱,俗称金鸡纳霜,是抗疟良药。在历史上它曾拯救了无数生灵,得到医家的推崇。尽管目前金鸡纳树主要出产在印度尼西亚,但是它的故乡却是在美洲的厄瓜多尔。根据传说,在厄瓜多尔南部山区洛哈省的马拉卡托斯地方,某位印第安人有一次患 Cinchona tree is a genus of grass, its bark contains an alkaloid, commonly known as cinchona cream, is an anti-malarial medicine. It has historically saved countless creatures and was respected by physicians. Although cinchona is currently produced mainly in Indonesia, its hometown is in Ecuador, the Americas. According to legend, an Indian had an affliction in the Maracatos district of Loja province, in the mountains of southern Ecuador