20 août 1630 - Quinine Used By Jesuit Missionaries To Handle Malaria

Description:

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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Disease Through History: Important Points in Human Civilization As Told Through Illness

ByReiko C Usami

14 déc. 2018

1600

Date:

20 août 1630

Maintenaint

~ Il y a 395 ans