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What was Hugh James' innovation in treating fevers?

  • Using yellow cinchona bark

  • Using Aloe Vera

  • Using Ginger

  • Using Lemongrass

Answer

Hugh James, a physician and botanist, was a pioneer in the use of yellow cinchona bark as a treatment for malaria. In 1632, he published a treatise on the medicinal properties of cinchona, which he had been using to treat patients with malaria.
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