LC control no. | sh 85109880 |
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LC classification | RC159.Q8 Malaria chemotherapy RM666.C53 Therapeutics |
Topical heading | Quinine |
See also | Analgesics Antimalarials Cinchona alkaloids Muscle relaxants Quinoline |
Found in | MESH (Quinine: an alkaloid derived from the bark of the cinchona trees. It is used as an altimalarial drug and is the active ingredients in extracts of the cinchona that have been used for that purpose since before 1633. Quinine is also a mild antipyretic and analgeis and has been used in common cold preparations for that purpose. Pharm. action: Analgesics, Non-Narcotic, Antimalarials, Muscle Relaxants, Central) |