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Which of the following part of cinchona tree is used to treat malaria ?

Which of the following part of cinchona tree is used to treat malaria ? Correct Answer Bark

The correct answer is Bark.

Key Points

Quinine:

  • ​Quinine remains an important anti-malarial drug almost 400 years after its effectiveness was first documented.
  • The discovery of quinine is considered the most serendipitous medical discovery of the 17th century.
  • Quinine, as a component of the bark of the cinchona (Quina Quina) tree, was used to treat malaria.
  • Quinine is a cinchona alkaloid that belongs to the aryl amino alcohol group of drugs.
  • It is an extremely basic compound and is, therefore, always presented as a salt.
  • Quinine is rapidly absorbed both orally and parenterally, reaching peak concentrations within 1-3 hours.

Chinchona

Additional Information

  • Malaria is a disease caused by Plasmodium parasites that are transmitted to humans through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. High fever with a shiver, headache, vomiting, and nausea are common symptoms of malaria.
  • Quinine medicine was made from the bark of the cinchona tree.
  • Quinine is a medication used to treat malaria and babesiosis. Quinine was first isolated in 1820 from the bark of a cinchona tree. It is an antimalarial drug that is made from Cinchona bark. 
  • Cinchona is used in eye lotions to numb pain, kill germs, and as an astringent.

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