Exhibit 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-119748, 333-104148 and 333-86976 on Form S-3 and in Registration Statement Nos. 333-73456, 333-61313, 333-26589, 333-14687 and 333-10059 on Form S-8 of The Quigley Corporation (the "Registration StatementS") of our report dated February 20, 2004 relating to the audited financial statements of JoEL, Inc. as of and for the year ended December 31, 2003, which appears in this Current Report on Form 8-K/A of The Quigley Corporation. /s/ McKONLY & ASBURY, LLP - ----------------------------------- McKONLY & ASBURY, LLP Lancaster, PA December 17, 2004