VMMC VMMC Medical Solved Paper-2010

  • question_answer
    Taxol is obtained from

    A) worm seed        

    B)        ginseng               

    C)                 pacific yew                         

    D)        psyllium

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    The drug pacific yew is extracted from Taxus brevifolia. The active constituent of this drug is taxol. Drug worm-seed is obtained from Artemisia maritima. Santonin is the active constituent of this drug. Panax quinquefolia is the source of ginseng. Its active constituent is panaquilon. Psyllium is extracted from Plantago indica. Xylin is an active constituent of this drug.


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