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Dichroin     3-[3-[(2S,3R)-3-hydroxy-2- piperidyl]-2-oxo...

Synonyms: Febrifugine, Ferbifrugin, b-dichroine, beta-Dichroine, CHEMBL479432, ...
 
 
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  • Febrifugine is the active principal isolated 50 years ago from the Chinese herb chang shan (Dichroa febrifuga Lour), which has been used as an antimalarial in Chinese traditional medicine for more than 2,000 years [1].

References

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  6. Combination effects of chloroquine with the febrifugine and isofebrifugine mixture against a blood-induced infection with chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium berghei NK65 in ICR mice. Ishih, A., Suzuki, T., Watanabe, M., Miyase, T., Terada, M. Phytotherapy research : PTR. (2003) [Pubmed]
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