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Q: Which medicinal plant is also used as a source of naturally occurring sweetening agent?
  • A. Digitalis
  • B. Glycyrrhiza
  • C. Peppermint
  • D. Acacia
Correct Answer: Option B - Glycyrrhiza which medicinal plant is also used as a source of naturally occurring sweetening agent. Glycyrrhizin is a plant glycoside extracted from roots of the liquorice plant. • Digitalis lanata is cultivated for medicine because it makes a cardiac glycoside called digoxin.
B. Glycyrrhiza which medicinal plant is also used as a source of naturally occurring sweetening agent. Glycyrrhizin is a plant glycoside extracted from roots of the liquorice plant. • Digitalis lanata is cultivated for medicine because it makes a cardiac glycoside called digoxin.

Explanations:

Glycyrrhiza which medicinal plant is also used as a source of naturally occurring sweetening agent. Glycyrrhizin is a plant glycoside extracted from roots of the liquorice plant. • Digitalis lanata is cultivated for medicine because it makes a cardiac glycoside called digoxin.