Pharmacology MCQ 03

Q- Anciently Chenopodium was used by _______ for intestinal worms

A.    Chinese

B.     Paracelsus

C.     Aztecs

D.    None of the above

 

Answer: - C

 

            Description: - The history of chemotherapy may be divided into 3 Phases

            1) The period of empirical use

            2)  Ehrlich’s phase

            3)  The modern era of chemotherapy

      In the period of empirical use, Aztecs uses Chenopodium for the treatment of intestinal worms

Reference:- Tripathi K D.“Essentials of Medical Pharmacology”, 7th Edition, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd, New Delhi: 2013; 688.