Match the following:
List – I List – II
a. Cardiac i. Brucine
b. Deleriant ii. Calotropin
c. Spinal iii. Aconitine
d. Irritant iv. Cannabinoid
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii iii iv i
(B) iii iv i ii
(C) iv i iii ii
(D) i ii iii iv
Answer: (B) iii iv i ii
Explanation:
- Cannabinoids are a group of substances found in the cannabis plant. Cannabis contains chemicals that work by binding to specific sites in the brain and on the nerves.
- Brucine is an alkaloid resembling strychnine but it is much less potent than strychnine. Brucine causes paralysis of the peripheral nerve endings and produces violent convulsions.
- Calotropin is an pharmacologically active compound isolated from Asclepias curasavica L. Calotropin poisoning can cause respiratory and cardiac failure.
- Aconitine and related alkaloids found in the Aconitum species are highly toxic cardiotoxins and neurotoxins.
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