Quinine from Cinchona Bark Utilized as a Malaria Treatment (1 janv. 1820 – 6 h 47 min, 16 oct. 2025 ans)
Description:
In 1820, the French chemists Joseph Pelletier and Jean Biename Caventou isolated quinine from cinchona bark. Quinine quickly became a favored therapy for intermittent fever throughout the world. Quinine remains an important and effective malaria treatment nearly worldwide to the present day, despite sporadic observations of quinine resistance. (Saving Lives, Buying Time: Economics of Malaria Drugs in an Age of Resistance., n.d.)Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
1 janv. 1820
6 h 47 min, 16 oct. 2025 ans
~ 205 years