I have written several times in the past about quinine, chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine. Quinine is the natural herbs that was analyzed and then synthesized in a lab. This was patented and distributed as chloroquine. There were some bad side effects from chloroquine, so they redesigned and patented HCQ to be safer. Make no mistake, natural quinine is far safer than either of the synthetics. Quinine has been used in Central and South America where the trees grow natively long before recorded history. The natives still use quinine tea and parts of leaves and bark for a myriad of health benefits, especially as an antimalarial