Medicinal Plants: Clove Flowers
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What is the color of young flower buds of clove before drying?

  • Crimson (correct)
  • Green
  • Reddish brown
  • White

    • What is the main component of volatile oil in clove?

  • Acetyl eugenol
  • Eugenol (correct)
  • Sesquiterpene – α,β,γ caryophyllene
  • Tannins

    • What is the term for expanded flowers from which both corolla and stamens are removed?

  • Mother clove
  • Clove dust
  • Blown clove (correct)
  • Exhausted clove

    • What do clove stalks contain that differs from the content of clove buds?

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

    Which of the following substances is produced by certain kinds of fungi and poses a serious health threat to humans and livestock?

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

    What is the chemical test for hibiscus that results in a violet color?

    <p>100g of powder + 300ml 1%HCl → boil→filter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary advantage of pyrethrum as an insecticide?

    <p>Rapid action</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of cholesterol regulates LDL storage and promotes excretion?

    <p>HDL (good type)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary use of wild chamomile?

    <p>Treatment of inflammation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the chemical test involving Williamson’s reagent?

    <p>Testing for esters</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which component found in hibiscus is responsible for its antihypertensive properties?

    <p>[citric, malic, hibiscic] acids</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does cholesterol synthesize?

    <p>[steroid hormones like androgen and estrogen]</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary use of Pyrethrum?

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

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    <p>carminative and antispasmodic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary benefit associated with Anthocyanins?

    <p>Preventing inflammation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary component of the volatile oil in clove?

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

    What is the color of young flower buds of clove before they are dried?

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

    What is the term for the expanded flowers from which both corolla and stamens are removed?

    <p>Blown clove</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do clove stalks contain that differs from the content of clove buds?

    <p>Volatile oil</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of LDH (Bad type) in the bloodstream?

    <p>Regulating LDL storage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which chemical test for hibiscus results in a violet color?

    <p>$5ml$ of filtrate + $5ml$ sod.acetate → violet color</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary benefit associated with Anthocyanins?

    <p>Preventing inflammation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What color do young flower buds of clove exhibit before they are dried?

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

    Which component found in hibiscus is responsible for its antihypertensive properties?

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

    What is the term for expanded flowers from which both corolla and stamens are removed?

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

    Which of the following substances is produced by certain kinds of fungi and poses a serious health threat to humans and livestock?

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

    What does cholesterol form as one of the bases for its production?

    <p>Vitamin D</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Wild chamomile' is primarily used for treating which condition?

    <p>$Chemotherapy$ mouth sores</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Pyrethrum' primarily contains traces of which compound?

    <p>$Bisabolol$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary benefit associated with 'Anthocyanins'?

    <p>Preventing inflammation and protecting against diabetes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of HDL (good type) in the bloodstream?

    <p>Promoting cholesterol excretion from the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

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