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riadik2000 [5.3K]
4 years ago
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Many medicines, such as digitalis and quinine, come from _____.

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Molodets [167]4 years ago
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Many medicines such as digitalis and quinine come from plant products. Drugs derived from plants have been in use to treat illnesses and various medical conditions for thousands of years. Digitalis, which is used to treat heart diseases was derived from foxglove plant while quinine which is use for treatment of malaria was derived from the bark of a peruvian tree, the Cinchona.
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