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What is one advantage of cultivating medicinal plants near pharmaceutical firms?
What is one advantage of cultivating medicinal plants near pharmaceutical firms?
- Increasing transportation costs
- Reducing the control over factors affecting drug activity
- Preventing deterioration of the drugs by careless handling (correct)
- Exposing the drugs to adverse weather conditions
Which factor is NOT listed as a way to control factors affecting drug activity through cultivation?
Which factor is NOT listed as a way to control factors affecting drug activity through cultivation?
- Mutation
- Selection
- Harvesting without control measures (correct)
- Hybridization
What is a disadvantage of cultivating medicinal plants mentioned in the text?
What is a disadvantage of cultivating medicinal plants mentioned in the text?
- Availability of wild plant varieties for cultivation
- Easy identification of the plant species after cultivation
- High cost of production due to high prices and cost of land (correct)
- Lack of environmental modification under cultivation
Which process helps in controlling the purity of medicinal drugs when cultivated?
Which process helps in controlling the purity of medicinal drugs when cultivated?
Why is cultivation essential for certain drugs like Opium according to the text?
Why is cultivation essential for certain drugs like Opium according to the text?
Which factor is NOT listed as an advantage of concentrating a large number of medicinal plants in a small controlled area?
Which factor is NOT listed as an advantage of concentrating a large number of medicinal plants in a small controlled area?
Which aspect of drug description includes information about the biological and geographical sources of the drug?
Which aspect of drug description includes information about the biological and geographical sources of the drug?
What does the 'Tests' aspect of drug description focus on?
What does the 'Tests' aspect of drug description focus on?
Why is it important to isolate and purify the active constituents of a drug?
Why is it important to isolate and purify the active constituents of a drug?
What aspect of drug description involves detailing the uses and applications of the drug in folk medicine?
What aspect of drug description involves detailing the uses and applications of the drug in folk medicine?
Which factor would NOT be considered a part of drug description according to the provided text?
Which factor would NOT be considered a part of drug description according to the provided text?
In drug description, what is the primary purpose of mentioning 'Adulterants'?
In drug description, what is the primary purpose of mentioning 'Adulterants'?
Why is the collection of drugs from wild plants advantageous?
Why is the collection of drugs from wild plants advantageous?
What is a major disadvantage of collecting drugs from wild plants in sparse distributions over unlimited areas?
What is a major disadvantage of collecting drugs from wild plants in sparse distributions over unlimited areas?
Why might continuous collection of drugs from wild plants lead to a serious deficiency in supplies?
Why might continuous collection of drugs from wild plants lead to a serious deficiency in supplies?
What can ignorance of collectors lead to during the collection of drugs from wild plants?
What can ignorance of collectors lead to during the collection of drugs from wild plants?
When a natural home of a medicinal plant is far from ordinary means of transport, what difficulty might arise in its cultivation?
When a natural home of a medicinal plant is far from ordinary means of transport, what difficulty might arise in its cultivation?
Why might wild plants be insufficient to fulfill the market's needs for medicinal drugs?
Why might wild plants be insufficient to fulfill the market's needs for medicinal drugs?
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