quinine

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In one test, $1.6 million was sent to Thailand, where a lab ended up giving accidental doses of quinine to primate test subjects, killing three of them.

From Washington Times

“The lime for scurvy, the fizzy water for anemia and other conditions, the quinine for malaria and the gin as a diuretic.”

From New York Times

Tonic water is sometimes touted as a remedy for eyelid twitching because it contains a small amount of quinine.

From New York Times

Penicillin, quinine — many of our medicine-cabinet staples have been discovered from leaving food out for too long or by finding the active ingredients in herbal remedies.

From New York Times

The anti-malarial drug quinine, for example, was developed from the bark of a species of Cinchona trees, which the Quechua people historically used as medicine.

From New York Times