Multiple choice

Which of the following match of ‘plant products: plant source’ is not correct?

  1. Pyrethrin- Chrysosporium indicum

  2. Digoxin- Digitalis purpurea

  3. Physostigmine- Physostigma venenosum

  4. Atropine- Papaver somniferum

  5. Pilocarpine- Pilocarpus sp.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Atropine is an alkaloid obtained from the leaves of Atropa belladonna and is used for many medicinal purposes. Morphine is obtained from the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) by scraping the unripe seed capsule, and then collecting and drying the rubbery exudates.

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