04-17-2021, 01:59 PM
(04-16-2021, 05:29 PM)EvolvingPhoenix Wrote: Ivermectin good. Homemade snake oil bad. This post is irresponsible and dangerous methinks.
Cinchona bark has been used to treat fevers for hundreds if not thousands of years in South America. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinchona#History
HCQ has gotten a bad rap because of the huge censorship campaign last year after Trump mentioned it. I remember when I couldn't even type HCQ on twitter or my post would be blocked. Youtube and Facebook were similar. Truly dystopian.
Apparently HCQ works by helping zinc get into the cells where it inhibits viral replication. So taking HCQ without zinc is not that helpful. There are other things you can take to help zinc get into cells, such as turmeric and flavonoids such as quercetin. So maybe HCQ/quinine is not unique in its ability to treat covid, but to say it's dangerous or snake oil is going too far.