Question

A sacred plant is
A) Ocimum Basillium
B) Ficus bengalensis
C) Prosopis cineraria
D) Aloe vera

Answer 1

Hint:In the world of plants, others are used for religious and ritual purposes to discover the world of spirit. The use of these plants is derived from native cultures, whose members have historically sought access to the supranormal through the ingestion of the plants and their preparations.

Complete answer:
>Prosopis cineraria, also known as Ghaf, is a genus of flowering tree in the pea family of Fabaceae. Its leaves are smashed and striped around its branch. It can be found in areas in the desert where it can live.
>The plant is a shrub or small tree with a lot of branches. Slender, glabrous branches with compressed, straight and scattered prickles. The leaves are glabrous, pinnate, or puberulous. Usually, Pinnae are 2-pair and opposite.
>The leaflets are sub-sessile, oblong, rounded obliquely, apex-mucronate, base-rounded and very oblique.
>The plant has a deep root system and has low water and nitrogen requirements.
>The bark is used for medicine. Bark is dusty, acrid, bitter with sharp taste.
>In the treatment of bronchitis , asthma, piles etc., it has anthelmintic property and is recommended
>The pods are rich in protein and carbohydrates, and they are eaten as fodder by animals.
>It is also eaten as a vegetable and pickle by local people.
>The leaves are palatable and nutritious feed for livestock in the desert.

Thus the correct answer is option (C) Prosopis cineraria.

Note:Extract from unripe fruit pods of the plant has been shown to enhance artificially induced damage to the testes in the animal model. The use of sacred plants is not for all. Many who think they should not pursue them should listen to their own best advice. Sacred plants hold esteemed positions in the cultures from which they come, and are now attracting explorers from all parts of the globe.