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Malaria can be cured with a drug extracted from
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- Belladonna tree
- Cinchona tree
- Oak tree
- Neem tree
- Belladonna tree
Correct Option: B
Quinine, as a component of the bark of the cinchona tree, was used to treat malaria from as early as the 1600s. The bark of trees in this genus is the source of a variety of alkaloids, the most familiar of which is quinine, an antipyretic (anti-fever) agent.
