Question

Quinine is extracted from the bark of _____ tree.

• A. cinchona
• B. neem
• C. mango
• D. giloy

Answer 1

The correct option is A cinchona

Quinine, the oldest drug for malaria, is extracted from the bark of the cinchona tree.
Quinine is believed to have rapid killing action of schizonts against intra-erythrocytic malaria parasites. It is also gametocytocidal for Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium malariae.