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martin wrote:
On Sat, 27 Mar 2004 21:34:17 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:
"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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And quinine is, indeed, seriously toxic. In prophylactic dosage, it
leads to nerve damage (usually starting with tinnitus and then
deafness) within a few years - and the same thing applies to more
than a few treatments, because the doses are higher for that.

Arggh - don't say that - I take it nightly against cramps ...

with a large gin?

Nil desperandum. The amount taken for anything EXCEPT malaria is
unlikely to cause major trouble, but the facts are as I state.

It is a much stronger febrifuge than willow bark (a.k.a. aspirin),
and has many other uses.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.