Medicinal Plants Quiz

According to the Doctrine of Signatures, which plant would be used to treat headaches?

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If you had a cut on your finger, it would most likely be treated with a __________.

• analgesic

• antiseptic

• adrenergic

• purgative

Cortisone is found in:

(select all that apply)

• Dioscorea sp.

• sweet clover

• wild yams

• poppy

Which plant is responsible for starting two wars?

• Poppy

• Rosy Periwinkle

• Foxglove

• Quinquina

Which plant is used by the indigenous people of Brazil and Peru with no addictive side effects?

• Digitalis purpurea

• Panax quinquefolius

• Cinchona Succirubra

• Erythroxylum coca

What compound, is used as a heart stimulant by over 3 million Americans?

• Digitoxin

• Vinblastine

• Vincristine

• Cortisone

How is papain used medically?

• break blood clots

• meat tenderizer

• treat Alzheimers

• cure diabetes

For tomorrow's test, you will need to write about a plant that you think is the most historically significant and why? Please pick one from the list below.

• Papaver somniferum

• Cinchona succirubra

• Spagnum spp.

• Digitalis purpurea