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aug 20, 1630 - Quinine Used By Jesuit Missionaries To Handle Malaria

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Used by others for far longer, it is noted that this name for the anti-malaria drug derived from the cinchona tree's bark is from it's use in 1630 by the missionaries in South America. It is still used today.

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aug 20, 1630
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~ 396 years ago