Quinine, is a natural white crystalline alkaloid having antipyretic, anti-malarial with analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties and a bitter taste. It is a stereoisomer of quinidine.

Quinine was previously superseded by chloroquine, but is now again the drug of choice for treatment of falciparum malaria because of the rise of chloroquine resistance. Quinine is available with a prescription in the U.S.. Quinine is also used to treat nocturnal leg cramps and arthritis and it has also been used (with limited success) to treat people who had been infected by prions. It was once a popular heroin adulterant.

Mechanism of action

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The theorized mechanism of action for quinine and related anti-malarial drugs is that these drugs are toxic to the malaria parasite, specifically by interfering with the parasite's ability to break down and digest hemoglobin, thus starving the parasite and/or causing the build-up of toxic levels of partially degraded hemoglobin in the parasite.

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@davecgibson I keep tonic water in the fridge.The quinine stops the cramps almost immediately.
rockteacherjan (Jan DuRaine) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:55:17 -0000
@davecgibson I keep tonic water in the fridge.The quinine stops the cramps almost immediately.
@mrsjennyo tonic is flavored with quinine. That is what fights the cramps! My Dr. put me in to it years ago... just don't add Vodka!
DarrellHansen (Darrell Hansen) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:40:40 -0000
@mrsjennyo tonic is flavored with quinine. That is what fights the cramps! My Dr. put me in to it years ago... just don't add Vodka!
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@jessie_cacciola Quinine!
WinnC (Chris Winn) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:51:51 -0000
@jessie_cacciola Quinine!
@TheRemer and they weren't all him. Quinine won 2 I think, at least the Pitt game
mkrisuk (matt krisuk) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:26:40 -0000
@TheRemer and they weren't all him. Quinine won 2 I think, at least the Pitt game
@carla_fourie had maleria its like the worst flu you ever have had get a blood test and take quinine tabs over counter dr not required ;)
gregnietsky (Gregory) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:12:46 -0000
@carla_fourie had maleria its like the worst flu you ever have had get a blood test and take quinine tabs over counter dr not required ;)

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