State PCS PYQPrelims 2019

UPPCS · ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆ 54

Tulsi plant has medicinal value due to the presence of which of the following?

  1. Inorganic Acid
  2. Organic Acid
  3. Phenols and Flavonoids
  4. None of the above
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ಉತ್ತರ: (C) Phenols and Flavonoids

ವಿವರಣೆ

Tulsi's medicinal (antioxidant, antimicrobial) properties come from phenolic compounds such as eugenol and rosmarinic acid, and flavonoids such as orientin and vicenin.