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The most effective treatment for malaria is quinine, an active alkaloid obtained from the bark of


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Tulsi

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Rauwolfia

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Cinchona

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Neem

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Solution

The correct option is C

Cinchona


The bark of trees of Cinchona is the source of a variety of alkaloids, the most familiar of which is quinine, an antipyretic (antifever) agent especially useful in treating malaria.


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