Ma'anar ƙamus na "ɓawon Peruvian" yana nufin haushin bishiyar cinchona, wanda asalinsa ne a yankin Andean na Kudancin Amirka, musamman Peru. Bawon na dauke da quinine, wanda ake amfani da shi wajen magance cutar zazzabin cizon sauro da kuma rigakafin cutar zazzabin cizon sauro. Yana da ɗanɗano mai ɗaci kuma ana yawan amfani dashi don yin ruwan tonic shima.
