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Bark of which of the following plants yi...

Bark of which of the following plants yields a drug for the treatment of malaria?

A

Cinchona officinalis

B

Acacia arabia

C

Quercus suber

D

Cinnamomum

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The only adequate cure of malaria i.e., quinine is obtained from the thick bark of Cinchona officinalis.
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