James L. Petigru

The pulse of the People is still so high as to call for more bleeding, before quinine can be administered with any hope of benefit.

American Public Servant

Quinine is often associated with medical treatment, especially for malaria.

Medical Usage

Quinine has a historical significance as one of the first malaria treatments.

Historical Relevance

Quinine is known culturally for its addition to tonic water, creating a bitter taste.

Cultural Association

Quinine is naturally derived from the bark of cinchona trees.

Natural Origin

Extracting quinine from bark involves a specific chemical process.

Extraction Process

Quinine's bitterness is distinct, used in food and drink for flavor.

Bitter Flavor

 some of them are blood thinners some of them are clotting characteristics they all have potentially high value to man there's a long list of medications to got their start as natural defenses for example quinine the first effective

First Ascent of a Sky...

 and two tools helped bring the death breakdown one was killing the mosquitoes with DDT and the other was treating the patients with quinine or quinine derivatives and so that's why the death

Mosquitos, malaria and...

 So it was everywhere. And two tools helped bring the death rate down. One was killing the mosquitos with DDT. The other was treating the patients with quinine, or quinine derivatives.