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Artemisinin
Artemisinin is a widely used drug in the standard treatment of malaria. It is extracted from the plant Artemisia annua, sweet wormwood, but can also be produced in a semi-synthetic fashion. Figure 1 shows the ¹H NMR spectrum of a 250 mM Artemisinin sample in CDCl₃ measured in a single scan taking 10 seconds to acquire.

Quinine
Quinine is a drug used to treat a variety of conditions, most notably malaria. It is listed as one of the WHO’s (World Health Organization’s) “Essential Medicines”. Figure 1 shows the ¹H NMR spectrum of a 250 mM Quinine in CDCl₃ measured in a single scan taking 10 seconds to acquire.