[blacksmith_tb]

Curiously, Absinthe (which is made from Artemisia - aka Wormwood) was a malaria preventative for the French Foreign Legion[1] which presumably did increase the willingness of patients to take it, at least.

1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe#Rapid_growth_of_Frenc...

[HillaryBriss]

interesting to learn that. sounds like the French had a more effective approach than the British (i.e. Gin and Tonic).