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Ananya Shree

Class 12th
Biology
2 years ago

From the bark of which plant is quinine extracted ? A)Eucalyptus B)Cinchona C)Neem D)Cedar

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Muskan Anand

2 years ago

Option B) Quinine, as a component of the bark of the cinchona tree, was used to treat malaria from as early as the 1600s. The bark of trees in this genus is the source of a variety of alkaloids, the most familiar of which is quinine, an antipyretic (anti-fever) agent.

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