VMMC VMMC Medical Solved Paper-2010

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    Which of the plant product is used as gel in cosmetic products?

    A) Chlorophytum borivilium

    B) Aloevera

    C) Coleus sp

    D) Calotropis

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Aloevera syn. Aloe barbadensis is a succulent shrub. The leaves yield a resinous drug, which is used mainly as purgative. The leaves of Aloe vera provide mucilagenous liquid which is used in piles and inflammations. Root tubers of some species of Coleus are edible. Some species are ornamental. The plant of Calotropis gigantea provide fibres and the roots of Calotropis procera are used against cough. The leaves of Chlorophytum species are consumed as vegetables.


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