Red China bark (Chinchona succirubra)

Scientific name: Chinchona succirubra

Family: Rubiaceae

Tradicional name: China

Collection origin: Ecuador

The plant is famous for its ability to fight malaria, thanks mainly to an alkaloid called quinine.

Making incense sticks with this ingredient will give the mixture a distinctive aroma.

Aroma: Sweetish, pungent, dry and dark.

A curiosity:

Native to the Andean forests of South America. It is known for its bitter taste and is often used in small quantities as a flavoring in drinks such as tonic water and in some pharmaceutical products. Kina-kina (bark of barks) was one of the last pharmacological remedies to be imported from the New World to Europe.

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La storia del chinino, il farmaco che rese possibile l’imperialismo in Africa