| FEMA | 2977 |
| CAS | 804-63-7 |
| EINECS | 212-359-2 |
| JECFA Food Flavoring | N/A |
| CoE Number | N/A |
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| Odor | N/A |
| Flavor | N/A |
| Material Notes | an alkaloid derived from the bark of the cinchona tree. it is used as an antimalarial drug, and is the active ingredient in extracts of the cinchona that have been used for that purpose since before 1633. quinine is also a mild antipyretic and analgesic and has been used in common cold preparations for that purpose. it was used commonly and as a bitter and flavoring agent, and is still useful for the treatment of babesiosis. quinine is also useful in some muscular disorders, especially nocturnal leg cramps and myotonia congenita, because of its direct effects on muscle membrane and sodium channels. the mechanisms of its antimalarial effects are not well understood. /quinine/ Bitter flavouring Bitter flavouring Used in tonics and bitter drinks Quinine is a natural white crystalline alkaloid having antipyretic, antimalarial, analgesic, anti-inflammatory properties and a bitter taste. It is a stereoisomer of quinidine which, unlike quinine, is an anti-arrhythmic. Though it has been synthesized in the lab, the bark of the cinchona tree is the only known natural source of quinine. Quinine was the first effective treatment for malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum, appearing in therapeutics in the 17th century. It remained the antimalarial drug of choice until the 1940s, when other drugs replaced it. (Wikipedia) |