KCET · BIOLOGY · STD 12 - 7. Human Health and Disease
Which among the following plants is a source of drug which is native to America?
- A Papaver somniferum
- B Erythroxylum coca
- C Cannabis sativa
- D Atropa belladona
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(B) Erythroxylum coca
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(B) Erythroxylum coca,
The leaves of the shrub Erythroxylum coca is used to extract an additive drug coca alkaioid or cocaine. It is native to South America.
The leaves of the shrub Erythroxylum coca is used to extract an additive drug coca alkaioid or cocaine. It is native to South America.
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