NEET Biology Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production / खाद्य उत्पादन में वृद्धि के लिए रणनीतियाँ Question Bank Medicinal Plants

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    Rauwolfia serpentina which belongs to apocyanaceae yield medicine of

    A) Blood pressure

    B) Nervousness

    C) Insomnia

    D) All the above

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    The dried roots of Rauwolfia serpentina are an important source of an alkaloid reserpine. The two main pharmacological actions of reserpine, lowering the blood pressure and sedative influence and in the clinical use of reserpine in geriatrics it is reported to be of value in nervousness, insomnia etc.


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