Quinine is a medicine that helps to fight malaria. How was quinine discovered? Watch and find out!

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Quinine was discovered in the Amazon rainforest. Do you know about any forests? Are there any places with lots of trees where you live? Tell us about them!

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CookingDressCoral's picture CookingDressCoral replied on India

I  don't  get  malaria  often !

QueenGold7's picture QueenGold7 replied on Russia

It's good!!! I love this story very much!!!

PurpleTreePark's picture PurpleTreePark replied on Saudi Arabia

Good  & bad
It 's Good to made medicines but cutting a tree s & planetes is bad jop.
 

DJTuneGirl's picture DJTuneGirl replied on Bangladesh

I wish I could discover something like quinine

PrincessDigitalTelevision's picture PrincessDigital... replied on Nigeria

i didn't know they use quinine to cure people?

BlueDolphinSquash's picture BlueDolphinSquash replied on Brunei

I AM SCARED OF QUININE

LadyGirlScientist's picture LadyGirlScientist replied on Malaysia

Now, I love nature and  love the rain forest even more!!!
Let us cherish the earth together!

RedChick1's picture RedChick1 replied on Malaysia

Me too.
I agreed with you.
Let us work together.
Hooooray, save our earth, love our forest, plant more trees, reduce using plastice bag etc.... 

ColdWaterArtist's picture ColdWaterArtist replied on China

I hope I can find this kind of tree in China before any scientists.

PrettyButterAngel's picture PrettyButterAngel replied on Vietnam

yeah we must save the rainforest ! But I dont know how becuz we're only children! :(

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