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See also:BIBIRINE, or BEBEEZZINE, C19H21NO3 , an See also:alkaloid obtained from the bark and See also:fruit of the See also:greenheart (q.v.) See also:tree, Nectandra rodiaei, called bibiru or sipiri in See also:Guiana, where the tree grows . The substance was discovered about the See also:year 1835 by See also:Hugh Rodie, a surgeon in See also:Demerara, who used it as a febrifuge in substitution for See also:quinine . |
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