Multiple choice

Match the following drugs with their plant sources and medical uses.

   
Drug
Source plant
Medical use
P. Colchicine i. Opium 1. Cough
Q. Taxol ii. Autumn crocus 2. Gout
R. Digoxin iii. Pacific yew 3. Heart disease
S. Codeine iv. Foxglove 4. Cancer treatment

  1. P - ii - 3; Q - iv - 1; R - i - 2; S - iii - 4

  2. P - iii - 1; Q - iv - 2; R - ii - 4; S - i - 3

  3. P - i - 2; Q - ii - 4; R - iii - 2; S - iv - 3

  4. P - ii - 2; Q - iii - 4; R - iv - 3; S - i - 1

  5. P - i - 4; Q - iii - 1; R - ii - 3; S - iv - 2
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Explanation

Colchicine is a pale-yellow crystalline alkaloid extracted from seeds. It is used in the treatment of gout. Taxol, obtained mainly from the bark of the yew tree, is a cancer medication that interferes with the growth of cancer cells and slows their growth and spread in the body. Digoxin, a purified cardiac glycoside extracted from the foxglove plant, is used to treat certain heart problems such as arrhythmias and heart failure. Codeine is a white, crystalline, slightly bitter alkaloid, obtained from opium and used in medicine, chiefly as an analgesic or sedative to inhibit coughing.

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