Application
It is used as an antimalarial drug, and is the active ingredient in extracts of the cinchona that have been used for that purpose since before 1633. Quinine is also a mild antipyretic and analgesic and has been used in common cold preparations for that purpose.
Dosage
an initial dose of 20 mg of quinine dihydrochloride ... Children: 8.2 mg (equivalent to quinine sulfate dihydrate 10 mg)/kg