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Chinchona bark is not a ‘cure’ for COVID-19 and it could seriously harm those who take it
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Chinchona bark is not a ‘cure’ for COVID-19 and it could seriously harm those who take it

by Kim Walker, Cassandra Quave and Nataly Olivia A Canales, The Conversation Posts touting the curative effects of cinchona, or fever tree, bark have recently been circulating on social networks such as Instagram and Facebook. These posts promise a “natural” source of the prescription-only drug chloroquine. Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine are currently being researched as potential...