NURSING ANM AND GNM

NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS

PHARMACEUTICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Cinnamon is ____ of shoots of Cinnamomum zeylanicum.
A
Leaf
B
Root
C
Seed
D
Inner bark
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cinnamon is the dried inner bark of the coppiced shoots of Cinnamomum zeylanicum Nees., belonging to family Lauraceae . Cortex cinnamoni, Ceylon cinnamon, Saigon cinnamon, Chinese cassia, Cinnamomum aromaticum, Cinnamomum laurus.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cinnamon is the dried inner bark of various evergreen trees belonging to the genus Cinnamomum. The botanical name, Cinnamomum, derives from the Hebraic and Arabic term “amomon”, meaning “fragrant spice plant”. Some types of cinnamon are also referred to as “cassia”.

Detailed explanation-3: -CZ, also known as Ceylon cinnamon (the source of its Latin name, zeylanicum) or ‘true cinnamon’ is indigenous to Sri Lanka and southern parts of India [3].

Detailed explanation-4: -The “True Cinnamon” or Sri Lankan Cinnamon is the dried inner stem bark of Cinnamomum Verum. Cinnamon plants are grown as bushes.

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