- dichroine
- di·chro·ine (di-kroґēn) an alkaloid from the plant Dichroa febrifuga (ch'ang shan); it has three isomeric forms: α-, β-, and γ-dichroine.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
dichroine
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ch'ang shan — (chahng shahn) [Chinese] 1. Dichroa febrifuga. 2. the root of D. febrifuga, which contains the alkaloids dichroine, febrifugine, and isofebrifugine; used in Chinese medicine in the treatment of malaria because of its antiparasitic, emetic, and… … Medical dictionary
