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Stramonium drug is obtained from the plant belonging to the genus
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The correct option is C Datura
Datura, a genus of plants of the potato family Solanaceae, several species of which are collected for use as drugs and others of which are cultivated for their large, trumpet-shaped, fragrant flowers. Of special interest are the thorn-apple or jimsonweed (Datura stramonium), the source of stramonium, a crude drug with narcotic and hypnotic effects. So, the correct answer is option C.
Datura, a genus of plants of the potato family Solanaceae, several species of which are collected for use as drugs and others of which are cultivated for their large, trumpet-shaped, fragrant flowers. Of special interest are the thorn-apple or jimsonweed (Datura stramonium), the source of stramonium, a crude drug with narcotic and hypnotic effects. So, the correct answer is option C.
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