Discussion

Match the following :

Codes :

Answer: C

The correct matching is (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii).

Cardiac: Digitalis purpurea, the foxglove, source of digoxin and other cardiac glycosides (a-ii).
Stimulant: Nicotiana tabacum, tobacco, whose nicotine stimulates nicotinic receptors (b-iv).
Hallucinogen: Cannabis sativa, whose tetrahydrocannabinol alters perception (c-i).
Depressant: Papaver somniferum, the opium poppy, source of morphine (d-iii).

The other options misplace these; option A, for example, makes cannabis a cardiac poison and tobacco a depressant.

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