Plant sources of drugs
Plant sources of drugs is a Science & Technology concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2016, 2024). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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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.
'हेरोईन' नावाचे अमली पदार्थ तयार करण्यासाठी कोणत्या वनस्पतीचा अर्क/लेटेक्स वापरला जातो ?
Heroin is a semi-synthetic opioid drug synthesized from morphine, which is extracted from the latex of the opium poppy plant (Papaver somniferum).