Posts Tagged ‘malaria treatment’
Quinine’s Royal Roots: How a Spanish Countess Changed Medicine Forever
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 16, 1735 On this day, dear readers, we find ourselves aboard a French ship, witnessing a moment that would change the course of medical history. Picture, if you will, a group of…
Read MoreJosé Celestino Mutis: Spanish Priest and Father of Colombian Botany
Growing in Cloud Forests Today is the birthday of the Spanish priest, botanist, and mathematician José Celestino Mutis. Recognized as a distinguished botanist in his home country of Spain, Mutis was the architect of the Royal Botanical Expedition of the N. Kingdom of Granada (what is now Columbia) in 1783. For almost 50 years, Mutis…
Read MoreQuinine, Quarrels, and Quiet Dignity: The Life of Botanist David Prain
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 11, 1857 On this day in the quaint Scottish village of Fettercairn, a certain David Prain drew his first breath—a seemingly unremarkable event that would, in time, prove to be anything but.…
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