Just came to my mind during a conversation in another post, and there could be something.
HCQ (C18H26ClN3O) have a close relative - quinine hydrochloride (C20H25ClN2O2), which have anti-malaria properties too. Structure of molecules are similar, so the properties should be similar to some extent too.
quinine hydrochloride molecule structure
Quinine is a component of tonics like Schweppes Bitter Lemon and many others. It is easy to check the presence of quinine in bitter tonic using UV lamp or LED. Quinine is fluorescent and tonic will glow under UV light. So, if HCQ cure covid (or make sympthoms less severe), tonic with quinin should too, may be with less efficiency.
So, the cure for covid could be literally in every grocery, gas station, supermarket, etc for a dollar right here, right now from the very beginning.
Not many people drink bitter tonics often, so the possible correlation between drinking tonic and severity of covid will be hard to notice. That could be a reason why all that FUD campaign against HCQ was heavily pushed by every MSM and authority shill. If HCQ would had been approved as a cure, very soon many will find out that you don't even need any medicine to cure that stupid flu, just a regular bitter drink from grocery.
This could put all that coronahoax to completely another level of maliciousness.
Didn't hear about quinin in grapefruits, however it have some similar substance - naringin, that reacts with our taste receptors in similar way. It also have two connected benzene rings (naphtalene ring), but have no nitrogen in ring. It is also fluorescent. I don't know what exact part of HCQ do the job, so it is hard to tell is it similar relative to the topic or not.
In any case grapefruit have huge amount of vitamin C which is definitely useful to fight the flu/cold.
Meanwhile, sunflower seeds have 5mg/100g Zn.
I had little this same thought before. Do they still put the real stuff in there?
Yes, found a can of sanpellegrino bitter tonic in fridge, it has quinine hydrocloride in ingridients.
quinin have distinctive taste, it is clear when it present in drink. Also you could check it with UV light.
I don't know is it natural or synthesized, but in that case it does not matter, really,
Fair enough I’m adding this to my prep list. Any idea as to dosage for a course of treatment?
Hardly you could drink so much bitter tonic to get a problems with overdosing. Also I don't know exact amount of quinine in tonic, there is no amount on the can of tonic I have now, but quick search show that Russian standard says no more than 100mg per 1 liter.
In any case it is recommended to drink a lot of liquid when you get cold. Why this liquid could not be a bitter tonic?
Really, I didn't try to conciously use bitter tonic when got cold and can't tell dosage or course.
Usually I eat a lot of honey when getting cold, and it works fine for me. Next time will definitely try bitter tonics, now I'm curious. :)
Chinchona bark.
Contains quinine.
Can purchase online.
People knew the natural curative properties of it, and then the british added it to tonic water for their armies is the story.
True story crazyrussian. I have been drinking it every couple of days for months in UK. Also got cincona bark to make my own tonic syrup in case it got bad and cos I like making stuff. Add a squeeze of fresh lemon or grapefruit for sure. It's good to lower your viral load even if you don't have Covid. We all have viruses that our immune system keeps in check. I grow cacti and if I neglect several of them they show the symptoms of viruses they carry, but can be 'cured' again with proper nutrients. We are like this too, always have (we are actually 'made' of part virus) them but can repress So totally asymptomatic. Drink good tonic, sugar sucks but better than aspartame. Stevia is a good sweetener, I grow that