The cinchona alkaloids are extremely bitter tasting. Concentrations in the 100 to 300 ppm range are used to flavor beverages such as tonic water. Tonic water contains about 15 mg of quinine per bottle. 14 Quinine may have tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-suppressive activity as demonstrated in one small study.
Geckos Found in South Florida. South Florida has almost a dozen species of geckos. Only one of its geckos is native to the state; the other 10 are imports. Most of these lizards are found from the northern edge of Lake Okeechobee to the Florida Keys. Some geckos are longtime residents while others are relatively new arrivals.
The South and Central American amphibians first wound up in the wild after 100 of them accidentally escaped from a pet dealerâs stock at the Miami airport in 1955, according to UF experts. They prey on every type of native frog or toad in Florida and have been known to go after pet food as well.