Multiple choice

Quinine is obtained from

  1. bark of cinchona

  2. root of cinchona

  3. wood of cinchona

  4. leaves of cinchona

  5. -

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Explanation

The bark is stripped from the tree, dried and powdered for medicinal uses. The bark is medicinally active and contains a variety of alkaloids, including the antimalarial compound quinine and the antiarrhythmic quinidine.