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Tonic water, also known as Indian tonic water, is a soft drink, carbonated in nature with an additive called as Quinine, which is commonly used in combination with other drinks, like gin. Quinine is actually a medicine, which was used as a prophylactic agent against malaria, whose content has been reduced in tonic. Since it has medicinal effects due to addition of quinine, it got the name Tonic. Tonic water was intended to be used in South Asian and African regions, which has high cases of malaria.
Because of these anti-inflammatory properties quinine has been used for many years for treatment of certain illnesses. As a matter of fact, the first people who used quinine in medical purposes were the quechua Indians of Peru and Bolivia. Quinine is Good Treatment for Malaria and Itâs Found in Tonic Water. An interesting fact is that in the 17th century quinine was first used as a treatment option for people suffering from malaria triggered by Plasmodium falciparum.