NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc.: Alkaloids and Uses
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Knowing major alkaloids, their source and uses
Alkaloid | Source | Use |
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Morphine | Papaver Somineferum | Analgesic/sedative |
Codiene | Papaver Somineferum (capsule) | Cold & cough |
Reserpine | Rawolfia serpentia (root) | Lowers BP. |
Quinine | Cinchona offincilis (bark) | Malaria |
Atropine | Atropa Belladona (leaf) | Dilates , pupil of eye |
Ephedrine | Ephetra (whole plant) | Asthma |
Curcumine | Curcurma longa (rhizome) | Antihelminth |
Aconite | Aconitium napellus (roots) | Neuralgia/Rheumatism |
Cooaine | Erythroxylon coca (leaf) | Local anesthesia |
Strychnine | Strychnor nuxvomica (seed) | Nervous disorder |