The bark of cinchona tree is medicinally active containing a variety of alkaloids like quinine and quinidine which are used to cure certain diseases. Which of the following diseases can be cured using quinine?
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The bark was dried into what were called quills and then powdered for medicinal uses. The bark contains alkaloids, including quinine and quinidine. Cinchona is the only economically practical source of quinine, a drug that is still recommended for the treatment of falciparum malaria.
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The bark of cinchona tree is medicinally active containing a variety of alkaloids like quinine and quinidine which are used to cure certain diseases. Which of the following diseases can be cured using quinine?
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