Modern tonic water contains substantially less quinine than the tonic waters that were used to fight, say, cholera in the historical period. So, yes, if we liv

Modern tonic water contains substantially less quinine than the tonic waters that were used to fight, say, cholera in the historical period. So, yes, if we lived in India in the mid-to-late 1800s, drinking tonic water might help, at least for the things that quinine helps. But modern tonic water isn't really anything like that. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonic_water https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonic_water