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Quinine was found in 1737 by Charles Marie de La Condamine, and it is effective in treating malaria. It was the first effective treatment for malaria caused and appeared in therapeutics in the 17th century. To use quinine, you need the bark of a cinchona tree. Then it needs to be dried and ground into a fine powder, and mixed into a drink.

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