Quinine: Malaria and the Quest for a Cure That Changed the World

Traces the historical search for a cure for malaria, describing the seventeenth-century establishment of pharmacies throughout South America by Jesuit priests, the discovery of quinine, the fierce battles that were fought to control and distribute quinine supplies, and the American synthesis of the [...]
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Traces the historical search for a cure for malaria, describing the seventeenth-century establishment of pharmacies throughout South America by Jesuit priests, the discovery of quinine, the fierce battles that were fought to control and distribute quinine supplies, and the American synthesis of the medicine. Originally published as The Miraculous Fever-Tree. Reprint.