The anti-malarial drug quinine is made from a plant. The plant is (1) Neem (2) Eucalyptus (3) Cinnamon (4) Cinchona

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(4) Cinchona Explanation: Quinine is an alkaloid, a naturally occurring chemical compound. How it works as a medicine is not entirely clear. Quinine was first isolated in 1820 from the bark of a cinchona tree.

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