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Consider the following statements about bryophyte plants
I) The tea prepared from p o l y t r i c h u m c o m m u n e is used to dissolve kidney and gall bladder stones
II) Many chemical products such as alcohol, ammonium sulphate, paraffin, brown dye, etc., can be obtained from peat
Choose the correct option

  1. I is true, II is false  
  2. II is true, I is false  
  3. Both I and II are true  
  4. Both I and II are false  

The correct answer is: Both I and II are true


    Some bryophytes have important medicinal uses.
    For example- The tea prepared from Polytrichum commune is used to dissolve kidney and gall bladder stones. Species of Sphagnum, a moss, provide peat that have long used as fuel. Many chemical product such as alcohol, ammonium sulphate, peat tar, paraffin, nitrates, brown dye, tanning, materials, etc., can be obtained from peat

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