Medicinal plant parts MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers

Corchorus capsularis is jute, grown mainly as a fibre crop, so it is not ordinarily classified as a medicinal plant in this context. Emblica officinalis is amla, widely used in traditional medicine and health preparations. Curcuma longa is turmeric, valued for curcumin and used in medicinal as well as culinary contexts. Ocimum sanctum is holy basil or tulsi, a common medicinal plant in Indian households and Ayurveda. Hence the non-medicinal entry among the four is Corchorus capsularis.

The roots of ashwagandha are the principal medicinal part used in common herbal and Ayurvedic preparations. They contain withanolides and other compounds associated with the plant's traditional therapeutic use. Flowers are not the main drug-yielding part in standard preparations. Shoots are young growing parts and are not the usual source for medicine-making here. Leaves may have some uses in certain contexts, but the commonly recognised medicinal material from ashwagandha is its root.