Febrifugine is a quinazolinonealkaloid first isolated from the Chinese herb Dichroa febrifuga, but also found in the garden plant Hydrangea. Laboratory synthesis of febrifugine determined that the originally reported stereochemistry was incorrect.
Febrifugine has antimalarial properties and the synthetic halogenatedderivativehalofuginone is used in veterinary medicine as a coccidiostat. Other synthetic febrifugine derivatives have been used against malaria, cancer, fibrosis, and inflammatory disease.
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