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    Question

    Isabgol is an important medicinal crop. It is used as

    a bulk-forming, laxative drug.   The botanical name of Isabgol is
    A Termanilia arjuna Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Strychnus nuxvomica Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Ocimum bacilum Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Plantago ovata Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Elaeocarpus ganitrus Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Plantago ovata, known by many common names including blond plantain, desert Indianwheat, blond psyllium, and ispaghol, is native to the Mediterranean region and naturalized in central, eastern, and south Asia and North America. It is a common source of psyllium, a type of dietary fiber.

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