Q.88
Which of the following plants contains drug at its bark for curing heart disease?
EXPLANATION
Alkaloidal and Cardioprotective Medicinal Plants: Periwinkle, Opium, Belladonna, Rauvolfia and Arjuna
- Arjuna (Terminalia arjuna, family Combretaceae):
- The thick, pinkish-grey stem bark contains potent cardioprotective biomolecules, including triterpenoids (arjunolic acid, arjunic acid), cardiotonic saponins, and oligomeric proanthocyanidins.
- Widely prescribed in classical Ayurveda and modern phytotherapy to treat congestive heart failure, ischemic heart disease, angina pectoris, and hypertension.
- Other Plants:
- Cinchona officinalis: Bark yields quinine for malaria.
- Plantago ovata: Husk used for digestive transit.
- Correct Option: Option 3 (Terminalia arjuna).
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