Medicinal Plants
Medicinal Plants is a Science & Technology concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 4 past MPSC questions across 4 exam years between 2013 and 2025. Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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वरीलपैकी कोणती/कोणत्या प्रजाती कर्करोगावर उपचारासाठी वापरण्यात येणारे 'टॅक्सॉल' हे रसायन काढण्यासाठी वापरली जाते/वापरल्या जातात ? / Which species is/are used for the isolation of 'taxol' which is used for the treatment of cancer ?
(a)विलो वनस्पती / Willow plant
(b)यू वृक्ष / Yew tree
(c)डॉंग फिश / Dog fish
(d)वाईन (ॲंसिस्ट्रोकलडस कोरुपेनीस) / Wine (Ancistrocladus korupenis)
(e)बेडूक (एपिडोबेटिकस ट्रायकलर) / Frog (Epidobates tricolor)
Taxol is a potent anticancer drug that is naturally extracted from the bark of the Pacific Yew tree (Taxus brevifolia).
पुरातनकाळापासून वनस्पती आजार बरे करण्यासाठी व आरोग्य सुदृढीस्तवा वापरली गेली आहेत. आपल्या उपचार पद्धतीतील अर्ध्यापेक्षा अधिक औषधे वनस्पतीजन्य आहेत. भारतीय औषधी वनस्पतींच्या शब्दावलीत 3000 वनस्पती आहेत. वनस्पतींचा कोणता भाग सर्वात अधिक औषधीयुक्त म्हणून वापरला जातो ? Plants have been used as healers and health rejuvenators since times immemorial. More than half the drugs under clinical use owe their origin to plants. The Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants lists 3000 plants. Which part of the plants is used most for medicinal properties ?
Roots of plants are frequently cited in traditional pharmacopeia and botanical studies as containing a high concentration of active medicinal compounds.
कोणत्या झाडाच्या फूले, पाने व बिया वापरून 'मारीजुहाना' हे अंमली पदार्थ तयार करतात ? Flowers, leaves and seeds of which plant are used to prepare a narcotics 'Marijuana' ?
Marijuana (cannabis) is derived from the flowers, leaves, and seeds of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa.
इसबगोल जे की पोटाच्या विकारांवर वापरले जाते कोणत्या वनस्पतीपासून प्राप्त केले जाते ? Isabgol that is used in stomach disorders is obtained from
Isabgol, widely used as a dietary fiber supplement and remedy for constipation, is derived from the seeds of the Plantago ovata plant.