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Pharmacognosy Question on Ayurvedic system of medicine

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The Ayurvedic drug Asava contains self generated alcohol.
Reason (R): For preparation of Asava the extract of drugs is subjected to a process of calcination.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

A

Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

B

Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)

C

(A) is correct but (R) is not correct

D

(A) is not correct but (R) is correct

Answer

(A) is correct but (R) is not correct

Explanation

Solution

The correct option is (C): (A) is correct but (R) is not correct