Quinine Bark Powder

Brief introduction:

Quinine bark powder, also known as cinchona alkaloid, with the molecular formula of C20H24N2O2, is the main alkaloid in the bark of Rubiaceae plant cinchona and its congeners. It is a drug used for the treatment and prevention of malaria and the treatment of scorched insects.

Details:

It is a brown powder product with high medicinal value. It is famous for its unique anti malaria efficacy. Because of its bitter taste, Europeans mixed it with alcoholic beverages, especially the British colonists in India at that time, mixed quinine powder with soda and sugar, and added gin, which is the origin of the still popular gin cocktail in modern times.

Basic information：

Molecular formula: C20H24N2O2

Molecular weight: 324.41676

CAS No.: 130-95-0

Package: 25kg/ cardboard barrel or 1kg/ aluminum foil bag

Storage method: keep in a cool, dry place, away from light and high temperature.

Shelf life: two years

Function and use of Quinine Bark Powder:

1. This product has the same effect as chloroquine. It can kill the erythrocytic schizonts of various malaria parasites, and can quickly control the onset symptoms of malaria, especially for vivax malaria.

2. There is no cross resistance between this product and chloroquine, so it can be used to treat the infection caused by chloroquine resistant strains.

3. It can be used to prevent or treat diseases that need to stimulate angiogenesis. It is also added to the formula of anti hair loss shampoo.

Side effect:

1. Headache, tinnitus, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, vision and hearing loss (called Golden Rooster sodium reaction). It can be recovered after drug withdrawal.

2. People with special constitution may have acute hemolysis, dermatitis, pruritus, angioneurotic edema, bronchial asthma, etc.

3. Fever, irritability, delirium and other symptoms during poisoning; In severe cases, the body temperature and blood pressure may drop, and finally the patient will die of respiratory paralysis (the lethal dose is about 8G).

4. It has an inhibitory effect on the heart. The heart function should be closely observed. It is not suitable for patients with cardiomyopathy.

5. It can reduce the excitability of skeletal muscle. It is forbidden for myasthenia gravis.

6. Forbidden for pregnant women; Use with caution during menstruation.