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 (D)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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What is the primary advantage of pyrethrum as an insecticide?

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Which type of cholesterol regulates LDL storage and promotes excretion?

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

What is the primary use of wild chamomile?

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

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

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

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

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

What does cholesterol synthesize?

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

What is the primary use of Pyrethrum?

<p>Insecticide (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

What is the primary benefit associated with Anthocyanins?

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

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

<p>Eugenol (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Crimson (C)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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Which chemical test for hibiscus results in a violet color?

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What is the primary benefit associated with Anthocyanins?

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

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

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

<p>Floret (A)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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'Pyrethrum' primarily contains traces of which compound?

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What is the primary benefit associated with 'Anthocyanins'?

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

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