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That link doesn't work.

And quinine sulfate is simply a variation of the oldest of old remedies. Heck the British colonialists used quinine to treat malaria in the days of the British East India Company. Quinine is the "tonic" in tonic water (yes, the same stuff Canada Dry makes). The Brits mixed it with gin to make it more palatable - hence we have "gin and tonic".