Gujarati
Hindi
7.Human Health and Disease
normal

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.

Standard 12
Biology

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