Jaborandi Leaf Quiz
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What is the primary use of jaborandi?

  • As a source of alkaloid pilocarpine (correct)
  • As a source of volatile oil
  • As a food flavoring agent
  • As a shrub for landscaping

    • Which species does the Maranham jaborandi come from?

  • Pilocarpus plant
  • Pilocarpus microphyllus (correct)
  • Pilocarpus jaborandi Holmes
  • Pilocarpus family Rutaceae

    • What constituents can be found in Maranham leaves?

  • Only volatile oil
  • Alkaloids and volatile oil (correct)
  • Monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes
  • Only alkaloids

    • What are the characteristics of Pernambuco jaborandi leaflets?

    <p>Slightly pubescent with a prominent lower surface</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the percentage composition of alkaloids in Maranham leaves?

    <p>0.7–0.8%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Jaborandi Leaf is used mainly as a source of the medicinally important alkaloid ______

    <p>pilocarpine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Maranham drug bears imparipinnate compound leaves with about ______ leaflets

    <p>seven</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The terminal leaflets of Maranham leaves are oval and ______

    <p>symmetrical</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Pernambuco jaborandi consists of the leaflets of Pilocarpus jaborandi Holmes family ______

    <p>Rutaceae</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Midvein is not prominent on the upper surface but very prominent on the lower surface of the Pernambuco jaborandi leaflets (in the midveins of the Maranham leaflets the reverse is the ______)

    <p>case</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Jaborandi is used mainly as a source of the medicinally important alkaloid ______

    <p>pilocarpine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The name ‘jaborandi’ is now applied to the leaflets of various species of Pilocarpus family ______

    <p>Rutaceae</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The terminal leaflets of Maranham leaves are oval and ______

    <p>symmetrical</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Maranham drug bears imparipinnate compound leaves with about ______ leaflets

    <p>seven</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What constituents can be found in Maranham leaves?

    <p>about 0.7–0.8% of the alkaloids, pilocarpine, isopilocarpine, pilosine and isopilosine and about 0.5% of volatile oil including monoterpenes (e.g. limonene, sabiene, α-pinene) sesquiterpenes (e.g. caryophyllene)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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