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Agriculture · Q1022

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 1022

Q1022

Economic part in Senna is

A.
Leaves
B.
Pods
C.
Both A and B
Answer
D.
None of the above

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
The economic part of Senna is both leaf and pods.
Senna is an herb. The leaves and the fruit of the plant are used to make medicine. When cultivated as a medicinal herb, the plants are cut down semi-annually, dried in the sun, stripped, and packed in palm-leaf bags.
Senna contains many chemicals called sennosides. Sennosides irritate the lining of the bowel, which causes a laxative effect.