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| **Quinine** is one of the drugs derived from the bark of the [[cinchona tree]]. | **Quinine** is one of the drugs derived from the bark of the [[cinchona tree]]. | ||
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| + | ===== History of Tonic Water and Other Quinine Elixirs ===== | ||
| + | * Tonic water as prophylaxis https:// | ||
| + | * Quinine used for respiratory infections since 19th century at least https:// | ||
| + | * Used in Russian Influenza https:// | ||
| + | * Gin and tonic invented by British officer in India https:// | ||
| + | * 1889 Edwin Wiley Grove used quinine to treat respiratory infections https:// | ||
| + | * 1890 Quinine and antipyrine used to treat Russian flu in panic https:// | ||
| + | * 1920 Quine effectively treated Spanish flu https:// | ||
| + | * Quinine was successfully used to treat Spanish flu (Source: Burrows & Burrows (1918) ) Medical Record v94 n25 21 Dec 1918 pp1081-2 https:// | ||