From the 17th century onward, quinine ​ — obtained from the bark of the cinchona tree — ​ saved the lives of millions of malaria sufferers. In 1897, Ronald Ross identified Anopheles mosquitoes as the carriers of the disease, and mosquito control was later promoted to reduce mortality in tropical countries.
१७ व्या शतकापासून, सिंकोना झाडाच्या सालीपासून मिळवलेल्या क्विनाईन या औषधाने मलेरियाच्या लाखो रुग्णांचा जीव वाचवला आहे.