Just the Tonic

Just the Tonic is an accessible yet informative history of tonic water: its connections to the major disease malaria, the cure discovered in the bark of the cinchona tree and its constituent alkaloid quinine. It is a history deeply intertwined with botanical exploration and empire in the Victorian era, and the role of botanical gardens such as Kew.

Just the Tonic este o istorie accesibila, dar informativa a apei tonice: legaturile sale cu boala majora a malariei, leacul descoperit in scoarta arborelui de china si chinina alcaloidului sau constituent. Este o istorie profund impletita cu explorarea botanica si cu imperiul din epoca victoriana si cu rolul gradinilor botanice precum Kew.