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8-Hydroxyquinoline (8HQ) is an intermediate of halogenated quinoline anti-amebic drugs, including quiniodoform, clioquinoline, diiodoquinoline and the like. These drugs exert anti-amebic effects by inhibiting intestinal commensal bacteria, and are effective against amoebic dysentery, but have no effect on extra-intestinal amoebic parasites.8HQ is a small planar molecule with a lipophilic effect and a metal chelating ability. As a result, 8HQ and its derivatives hold medicinal properties such as antineurodegenerative, anticancer, antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and antidiabetic activities.