Question

name any two important drugs that are produced as secondary metabolites in plants.

Answer 1

Quinine is obtained from the Cinchona ledgeriana which is an anti malarial drug. Papavarine is a drug which is a smooth muscle relaxant obtained from Papaver somniferum commonly known as the Opium poppy. Atropine is used associated with administration of the anesthetic drug obtained from Atropa belladonna.​