Quinine used for treatment of malarial fever, is extracted form

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Quinine used for treatment of malarial fever, is extracted form

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Cinchona officinalis

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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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Thalidomide is a non-barbiturate sedative drug which was to be given to pregnant women. Its use was withdrawn in $1961$ because it resulted in phocomelia. This condition illustrates

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(AIPMT-1988)

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Antibody is produced by

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(AIEEE-2003)

‘Mumps' is a viral disease caused due to inflammation of

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Mosquitoes are vector for which of the following pairs of diseases ?

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Quinine used for treatment of malarial fever, is extracted form

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Thalidomide is a non-barbiturate sedative drug which was to be given to pregnant women. Its use was withdrawn in $1961$ because it resulted in phocomelia. This condition illustrates

$BCG$ vaccine is used against

Antibody is produced by

‘Mumps' is a viral disease caused due to inflammation of

Mosquitoes are vector for which of the following pairs of diseases ?

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