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An alkaloid derivative of the bark of cinchona trees that is used as an antimalarial drug.

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  • When cinchonine is distilled with solid potassium hydrate, it yields pyrrol and bases of both the pyridine and quinoline series.
  • When cinchonine is treated with potassium hydrate, it is decomposed into quinoline and a solid body, which on further treatment yields a liquid base,
  • Dr. Farr detected a considerable amount of cinchonine in it, but was prevented from completing his examination.
  • The true cinchona barks, containing quinine, quinidine, and cinchonine, are distinguished from the false by their splintery-fibrous texture, the latter being...
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