Drugs Derived From Medicinal Plant

Question 1

Katrazai

Answer 1

Aloe vera (drug-anthraquinone) , leaves,(heal wounds, skin disease cancer, psoriasis )

Question 2

Tulasi

Answer 2

Ocimum sanctum, essential oil,leaves, cold fever and skin disease

Question 3

Nannari

Answer 3

Hemidesmus indicus,terpene(drug),root,(bacterial infection, diarrhoea)

Question 4

Nilavembu

Answer 4

Andrographis paniculata, terpeniods(drug),all parts,(dengue diabetes chikungunya)

Question 5

Vetpalai

Answer 5

Wrightia tinctoria, flavonoids (drug), latex(மரப்பால்) leaves (psoriasis diarrhoea swellings)

Question 6

Cinchona maram

Answer 6

Cinchona officinalis,(quinine),bark( மரப்பட்டை) (malaria pneumonia)

Question 7

Chivan amalpodi (sarpagandha)

Answer 7

Rauwolfia serpentina (drug-reserpine),root,(to decrease blood pressure, antidote for snake bite)

Question 8

Thaila maram

Answer 8

Eucalyptus globulus,(drug-essential oil), leaves(fever headache)

Question 9

Pappali

Answer 9

Carica papaya (drug-papin), leaf seed, (dengue)

Question 10

Nithya Kalyani

Answer 10

Cathyranthus roseus(drug- alkaloids) all parts ( leukemia cancer

Question 11

BGR 34

Answer 11

CSIR(counsil scientific and industrial research)
NBRI-NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
CIMAP-CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANT

Have jointly launched India’s 1st anti diabetic ayurvedic drug