Just the Tonic: a History of Tonic Water

Nesbitt, Mark, Walker, Kim

Just the Tonic is an accessible yet informative history of tonic water: its connections to the major disease malaria, the cure discovered in the bitter 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.

EAN

9781842466896

Publisher

Kew Publishing

Published

1 October 2019

Pages

112