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Which part of the plant is primarily used in the production of Digitalis?
A. Leaf
B. Root
✔✔C. Leaf and leaf extract
D. Flower
What is the main bioactive compound in Cinchona bark?
A. Morphine
B. Quinine sulfate
✔✔C. Quinine
D. Alkaloid-free extract
Which alkaloid is found in Atropa belladonna?
A. Nicotine
B. Caffeine
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,✔✔C. Atropine
D. Codeine
Which plant is a major source of salicin?
A. Willow root
✔✔B. Willow bark
C. Cinchona bark
D. Papaver somniferum
Which class of compounds is responsible for the therapeutic effect of Ginseng?
A. Flavonoids
✔✔B. Ginsenosides
C. Alkaloids
D. Tannins
Which plant is the primary source of digoxin?
A. Digitalis purpurea
B. Atropa belladonna
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,✔✔C. Digitalis lanata
D. Rauwolfia serpentina
Which plant-derived compound is used as an antimalarial agent?
A. Atropine
B. Morphine
✔✔C. Quinine
D. Digoxin
Which plant is commonly used for its anti-inflammatory properties due to salicylates?
A. Cinchona
✔✔B. Willow
C. Opium poppy
D. Belladonna
What is the major constituent of Opium responsible for analgesic effects?
A. Atropine
✔✔B. Morphine
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, C. Caffeine
D. Quinine
Which plant is a source of reserpine?
A. Digitalis
B. Cinchona
✔✔C. Rauwolfia serpentina
D. Papaver somniferum
Which plant contains ephedrine used as a decongestant?
A. Digitalis
B. Rauwolfia
✔✔C. Ephedra sinica
D. Ginkgo biloba
Which compound is a cardiac glycoside?
A. Morphine
✔✔B. Digoxin
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