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Colchicum plant which gives cholchicine alkalloid belongs to which family
Colchicum plant which gives cholchicine alkalloid belongs to which family
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The correct option is C Liliaceae
Colchicum plant which gives cholchicine alkalloid belongs to which family Liliaceae. The plant contains the alkaloid colchicine which is used pharmaceutically to treat gout and Familial Mediterranean fever. The use of the roots and seeds in traditional medicine is thought to have arisen due to the presence of this drug.
Colchicum plant which gives cholchicine alkalloid belongs to which family Liliaceae. The plant contains the alkaloid colchicine which is used pharmaceutically to treat gout and Familial Mediterranean fever. The use of the roots and seeds in traditional medicine is thought to have arisen due to the presence of this drug.
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