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Quinine used for treatment of malarial fever, is extracted form
A
Atropabelladona
B
Cinchona officinalis
C
Aconitum napellus
D
Rauwolffiaserpentina
Solution
Quinine is obtained from the bark of Cinchona officinalis (family-Rubiaceae). The bark of this plant contains about $30 $ alkaloids including quinine, cinchonine, quinidine and cichonidine. It is used for the treatment of malaria fever.
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