It is based on Chloroquine which is a synthetic drug that happens to share the same mechanism of action as Quinine. So completely different but effects the body in a similar/same way.
HCQ is chloroquine with an added hydroxyl group. Chloroquine is a modification of quinine that terminates one part of the molecule with a chlorine atom. No sulfur anywhere in the formulas for any of these. The modifications were mainly to suppress the side effects.
Quinine was extracted from the bark of a particular plant. It may have been isolated later as a particular component (before establishing that it was chemically distinct).
Quinine water was often used in the tropics, which gave rise to the gin-and-tonic, as a way of moderating the bitter taste.
Gin is not added due to the taste, but because Gin is made from junipers which has its own healing properties against viruses, parasites and bacteria - Gin and Quinine are a good combination.
Tonic is the bitter part with the quinine (from lemon, grapefruit or something else).
Together it was the right combination against malaria symptoms.
It’s one of the first drugs I learned about in nursing school. It played a huge role in waking me up when all of a sudden it became deadly. I read about the new study and found 4x the normal high dose was used in the study. The study intentionally overdosed the participants. It was my red pill.
I believe HCQ is just the sulfated version, made solid and more stable, longer shelf life, etc.
Since 1632?? Wow, I didn't know it went that far back
It is based on Chloroquine which is a synthetic drug that happens to share the same mechanism of action as Quinine. So completely different but effects the body in a similar/same way.
HCQ is chloroquine with an added hydroxyl group. Chloroquine is a modification of quinine that terminates one part of the molecule with a chlorine atom. No sulfur anywhere in the formulas for any of these. The modifications were mainly to suppress the side effects.
Quinine was extracted from the bark of a particular plant. It may have been isolated later as a particular component (before establishing that it was chemically distinct).
Quinine water was often used in the tropics, which gave rise to the gin-and-tonic, as a way of moderating the bitter taste.
Gin is not added due to the taste, but because Gin is made from junipers which has its own healing properties against viruses, parasites and bacteria - Gin and Quinine are a good combination.
Tonic is the bitter part with the quinine (from lemon, grapefruit or something else).
Together it was the right combination against malaria symptoms.
It’s one of the first drugs I learned about in nursing school. It played a huge role in waking me up when all of a sudden it became deadly. I read about the new study and found 4x the normal high dose was used in the study. The study intentionally overdosed the participants. It was my red pill.