Question

Which medicine is from a tropical plant?

Answer 1

MADAGASCAR PERIWINKLE

The Madagascar periwinkle is the source of drugs used to treat diabetes and certain cancers, such as Hodgkin’s disease and acute leukaemia. The drug for treating Hodgkin’s disease has increased patients’ chances of survival from one-in-five to nine-in-ten.

QUININE

The bark of this tropical tree contains a drug called quinine. Quinine is used in the prevention and treatment of malaria, a deadly disease carried by mosquitoes. Malaria is responsible for thousands of human deaths around the world every year.

MEADOW SAFFRON

This little plant contains a chemical called colchicine, which has been used to treat rheumatism and gout. As it tends to prevent cells from dividing too quickly, colchicine has also been used to suppress some types of cancer

Answer 2

HEY FRIENDS..!!
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HERE ARE SOME PLANTS AND DRUGS.
-Quinine :cinchona tree (S. America)
-Neostigmine :Calabar bean (Africa?)
-Novacaine, :cocaine coca plant (South America)
-Turbocuarine :curare liana (America)

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HOPE IT HELP U