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Evaluation · Q6

Q.Select the incorrect statement from given statement

a) A tonic used for cardiac arrest is obtained from Digitalis purpuria
b) Medicine used to treat Rheumatic pain is extracted from Capsicum annum
c) An anti malarial drug is isolated from Cinchona officinalis.
d) Anti-cancinogenic property is not seen in Catharanthus roseus.
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Step 1. Option (a) is a true statement: Digoxin, a cardiac tonic, is obtained from Digitalis purpuria, as listed in Table 5.1.

Step 2. Option (b) is a true statement: Capsaicin, used to treat rheumatic pain, is extracted from Capsicum annum.

Step 3. Option (c) is a true statement: Quinine, an antimalarial drug, is isolated from Cinchona officinalis.

Step 4. Option (d) is false: Table 5.1 lists Vincristine, an anti-carcinogenic compound, as obtained specifically from Catharanthus roseus - so anti-carcinogenic activity IS associated with this plant, contradicting the statement. …

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