Question

An antimalarial drug derived from a plant source?

Answer 1

1. A drug is a substance that is used to prevent, diagnose, treat, or relieve symptoms of a disease or abnormal condition.
2. Malaria is caused by single-celled protozoan parasites called Plasmodium and transmitted to man through the Anopheles mosquito.
3. Quinine is an antimalarial drug derived from a plant source and it is used to treat malaria and babesiosis.
4. Basically, aminoquinine alkaloid is isolated from the bark of the Cinchona tree and is used to treat malaria.