Question
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