SCIENCE
PLANT KINGDOM
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Question
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It would be more difficult to treat malaria.
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It would be impossible to treat high blood pressure.
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It would be dangerous to perform heart surgery.
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It would be more painful to receive immunizations.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Quinine, a medicine used to treat malaria, is prepared from the bark of the Cinchona tree.
Detailed explanation-2: -Deforestation is the species’ greatest threat, especially from migratory agriculture which sees forests cleared through burning and felling and which also contributes to global warming.
Detailed explanation-3: -Quinine extracted from the bark of the cinchona tree, was used as an antimalarial agent as early as 1632 (Baird et al., 1996) and by the 19th century, it was still the only known antimalarial agent. Cinchona tree has been cultivated for this purpose all over the world.
Detailed explanation-4: -Cinchona is a tree. People use the bark to make medicine. Cinchona is used for increasing appetite; promoting the release of digestive juices; and treating bloating, fullness, and other stomach problems. It is also used for blood vessel disorders including hemorrhoids, varicose veins, and leg cramps.