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Quinine

• Quinine is a natural alkaloid having antipyretic (fever-
reducing), antimalarial, analgesic (painkilling), anti-
inflammatory properties.

• The bark of the cinchona tree is the only known natural source
of quinine.

• Quinine contains two major fused-ring systems: the aromatic
quinoline and the bicyclic quinuclidine.

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