How Dr. David Livingstone developed a cure for malaria

150 years ago, malaria was a mystery to doctors in Africa and the west. On his earlier expeditions, Dr. david livingstone travelled along river banks, where he recorded suffering from malaria dozens of times. To combat the disease, Dr. Livingstone developed his own medicine and pioneered a systematic dosage to keep him alive. The main ingredient was quinine, found in the bark of the South American cinchona tree.