Gujarati
Hindi
8.Microbes in Human Welfare
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Quinine used for treatment of malarial fever is extracted from

A

Atropa belladonna

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 cinchonidine.

Standard 12
Biology

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