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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ProfessorStorm300's picture ProfessorStorm300 replied on Philippines

It isn't crazy,you just don't understand the explanation of how the man explained it to us.
Besides, people use leaves from trees.

BronzeCoyoteMars's picture BronzeCoyoteMars replied on Macedonia

interesting story

PrincessKidMusic's picture PrincessKidMusic replied on Saudi Arabia

how i must learn about this quinine?
 

WhiteStarlightPiano's picture WhiteStarlightPiano replied on Netherlands

 Why is this medicine named quinine?

LadyMummyReptile's picture LadyMummyReptile replied on Pakistan

  •  Quinine is such a useful medicine...............

HoppingStarlightLemon's picture HoppingStarligh... replied on Azerbaijan

it is good. he study talk about medical tree. then he very clever man.

EmeraldSheepIcecream's picture EmeraldSheepIcecream replied on Taiwan

ha ha ha......it so funny ha ha ha

PrincessJadeDiamond's picture PrincessJadeDiamond replied on Malaysia

How does it taste? :D hehe...

CookingDressCoral's picture CookingDressCoral replied on India

I  don't  get  malaria  often !

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