Match List I with List II regarding drugs of abuse and their plant source/use.
Column I
A. Cocaine
B. Heroin
C. Morphine
D. Marijuana
Column II
I. Effective sedative in surgery
II. $Cannabis\ sativa$
III. $Erythroxylum$
IV. $Papaver\ somniferum$
Correct answer: A → III, B → IV, C → I, D → II
Solution
Cocaine – obtained from the coca plant $Erythroxylum\ coca$
Heroin – obtained by acetylation of morphine, from the latex of the poppy plant $Papaver\ somniferum$
Morphine – an effective sedative and painkiller, useful in surgery
Marijuana – obtained from the flower tops, leaves and resin of $Cannabis\ sativa$
Correct match: A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II.
ConceptMatching cocaine, heroin, morphine, marijuana to plant source/use
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