2007-01-30 03:26:11 · 3 answers · asked by Groovacious 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
It is used to treat malaria. And it is an ingredient in tonic.
It has other phsyiological effects, can cause cinchonism. Symptoms of mild cinchonism (which may occur from standard therapeutic doses of quinine) include flushed and sweaty skin, ringing of the ears (tinnitus), blurred vision, impaired hearing, confusion, reversible high-frequency hearing loss, headache, abdominal pain, rashes, lichenoid photosensitivity [1], vertigo, dizziness, dysphoria (feeling uneasy), nausea and vomiting, and diarrhea.
2007-01-30 07:26:31 · answer #1 · answered by jc_nyc01 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whisky and tonic is the traditional redcoat way of dealing with malaria in Imperial India, with some point, and it's still useful for malaria. It's also probably the most effective medication for nocturnal leg cramps, but the occasional case of agranulocitosis makes it less than completely attractive, as does cinchonism if you overdo it.
2007-01-30 21:37:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't people take that for leg cramps???
(or used to?)
2007-01-30 18:00:42 · answer #3 · answered by Zippy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋