To give it the distinctive bitter taste.
Tonic water contains a small amount of quinine, which is a medication used to treat malaria. The amount of quinine in tonic water is typically low and is considered safe for consumption in moderate quantities.
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Yes if you hold a black light by it it will glow only real quinine does that
Chill tonic was a tonic containing quinine and other ingredients to battle the symptoms (often chills) of malaria. The most famous (and perhaps the first?) chill tonic was "Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic," in which the flavor of quinine supposedly could not be tasted.
yes it is
Tonic water contains quinine, which fluoresces under ultraviolet (UV) light. When exposed to UV light, the quinine molecules in the tonic water absorb the light energy and then re-emit it as visible light, causing the tonic water to glow in the dark.
Yeah, you can. Some people have a bad reaction to the quinine in tonic water, but this is rare and if you were one of the people who had a reaction to it, it would affect you whether coumadin was involved or not.
Quinine
Tonic water containing quinine is used in gin and tonic drinks. Originally, this was for the anti-malarial qualities of quinine. In the United States, although quinine is a prescription drug, tonic water containing quinine is readily available in most grocery stores. This is often used as a remedy for nocturnal leg cramps. Caution should be used when consuming quinine in any form, however, since quinine can have severe side effects, should not be taken by people with certain conditions, and should not be taken with certain medications.
As good as it gets. The first carbonated drink was Schweppes Tonic which was developed so that people could drink quinine as medicine in spite of its bitter taste. You can formulate bitter soft drinks without quinine but you may not be able to call them tonics depending on local legislation. Without quinine you also loss the slight blue phosphorescence of tonic water.
can you give a dog homeopathic quinine
yes and good for you