GK
GENERAL SCIENCE
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Question
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Quinine is obtained from-
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Pappaver
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Canabies
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Cinchona
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Aconitum
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Quinine is an alkaloid derived from the bark of the South American cinchona tree. It has been used as an antimalarial for over 350 years. It is effective against the asexual blood stages of all four Plasmodium spp. that cause malaria in humans, and is used for chloroquine-resistant P.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cinchona bark contains quinine, which is a medicine used to treat malaria. It also contains quinidine which is a medicine used to treat heart palpitations (arrhythmias).
Detailed explanation-3: -Quinine which is prepared from the bark of the Cinchona tree can act as a remedy for which disease?
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