vida@bu-geo.tmc.edu (Vida Jakabhazy) (01/03/91)
Occasionally, I will purchase tonic water and now that I'm married, hubby drinks lots. I've always known that it contains quinine which is used to cure malaria, however, I never knew where it came from. Flipped open the handy-dandy dictionary and found: n: a bitter white salt obtained from cinochona bark and used esp. in treating malaria I asked the next best source of info where cinochona(i) are found. My husband thinks that it is a south american tree. If it is, does this mean that I'm assisting in the destruction of tropical forests? I mean, removing bark from a tree is a real effective way of killing it. If anyone knows more about it, please post. Thanks very much, Vida Jakabhazy vida@bu-geo.bu.edu