mud Posted May 22, 2012 Old uncle says: "If ever ol' black fella offers u a flagon bottles of 'Quinny', you dont knock him back, alright?!" Anecdotal evidence of curing leukimia. Quinine, contained in soda water. http://www.wordnik.com/words/quinine-tree Just wondering what y'all alreayd know of this. cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
occidentalis Posted May 23, 2012 Interesting stuff Codonocarpus is common in the Pilbara. Last time I was up there I spoke to a station hand from QLD who was asking me what I knew about 'quinine', but I had never heard the name before. I guess that's what he's talking about . I may be able to collect some next time I go up if anyone can use it for analysis, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tarenna Posted May 26, 2012 Possibly also Alstonia constricta? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LokStok Posted May 26, 2012 possibly also Petalostigma pubescens (instead of Petalostigma quadriloculare) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elfwhisper Posted May 26, 2012 Without a scientific name, the quinine tree is said to only grow where AU abounds and was used for its vitamin content in settlement days (FNQ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whitewind Posted May 26, 2012 Melia azaderach, and Ochrosia elliptica were both used for Malaria but neither contain quinine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mud Posted May 27, 2012 I told this story to another local Wiradjuri fella and he thought I was talking about 'inkweed'.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites