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Quinine which is prepared from the bark of the Cinchona tree can act as a remedy for which disease?

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Diarrhea
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Typhoid
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Malaria
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Hepatitis b
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Solution

The correct option is C Malaria
Medicinal plants have been used in the treatment and prevention of malaria in various parts of the world. Quinine extracted from the bark of the cinchona tree is used as an antimalarial agent.

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