study of quinine
• (n.) The science which treats of the cultivation of the cinchona, and of its use in medicine.
Qui·nol'o·gy noun [ Quin ine + -logy .] The science which treats of the cultivation of the cinchona, and of its use in medicine. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: kwin-ol′ŏ-jē Definitions: 1. The botany, chemistry, pharmacology, and therapeutics of cinchona and its alkaloids.