Strategies For Enhancement In Food Production Question 44
Question: Reserpine an alkaloid or drug extracted from roots of the following plant which cures the mental disorders and reduces or check the blood pressure or A hypertension drug is derived from [AFMC 1983, 85; AIIMS 1987; BHU 1989; MP PMT 1988, 90, 91, 99, 2001; RPMT 2002]
Options:
A) Rauwolfia serpentina
B) Ferula asafoetida
C) Atropa belladona
D) Digitalis perpurea
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
Rauwolfia serpentina or Reserpine (Family - Apocyanaceae) has several alkoloids - reserpine, reserpinine, serpentine, sarpajmaline etc.
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