The drug isolated from the dried roots of this plant is used to treat neuralgia, rheumatism, pain and fever. Name the drug and the plant.

Vasaka, Adhatoda vasica

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Aconite, Aconitum napellus

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Rhubarb, Rheum officinale

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Ashwagandha, Withania somnifera

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The correct option is B Aconite, Aconitum napellus
Aconitum napellus is a botanical source of various pharmaceutically active components and has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for thousand years.
Aconite is a crude extract of dried leaves and roots from various species of Aconitum plants. It was a medicinal drug used for pain relief caused by trigeminal and intercostal neuralgia, rheumatism, migraine and general deliberation.

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