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INDIAN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Eucalyptus oil is used most often to relieve which condition? 
a)
Obesity
b)
Acne
c)
Bloating
d)
Coughing
2.
Identify the Rishi who was great Ayurvedacharya. 
a)
Charak
b)
Shushrut
c)
Patanjali
d)
Baba Ramdev
3.
Herbal medicine is based on the use of what?
a)
Plants & Plant Extracts
b)
Water
c)
Animal Sacrifice
d)
Human Hair
4.
Identify this great personality who is founder of Art of Living.
a)
Baba Ramdev
b)
Charak
c)
Ved Vyas
d)
Sri Sri Ravishankar
5.
What form of herbal medicine is widely practiced in India?
a)
Western
b)
Greek
c)
Chinese
d)
Ayurveda
6.
What part of the ginger plant is used in health and medicine products? 
a)
Underground Stem
b)
Seed
c)
Flower
d)
Petal
7.
What does 'holistic' mean in reference to the holistic medicine?
a)
Medicine Incorporating Whole Foods
b)
Addressing The Whole Person
c)
Medicine With Natural Remedies
d)
Curing With The Power Of Prayer
8.
What is the clear gel extracted from aloe vera leaves used for medically?
a)
Treating burns
b)
Healing ulcers
c)
Treating bunions
d)
Correcting earaches
9.
Ayurveda is treated as upveda of ............ .
a)
Samveda or Atharveda.
b)
Rigveda or Atharveda.
c)
Rigveda or Yajurveda.
d)
Samveda or Yajurveda
10.
Name this Medical Plant.
a)
Chilli
b)
Tulsi
c)
Oregano
d)
Ashwagandha
11.
In herbal medicine, garlic is used most commonly as what?
a)
Antibacterial
b)
Treatment for Insomnia
c)
Weight Reduction Tool
d)
Seasoning
12.
Which property of herbs is used to treated exterior wind heat pattern? 
a)
salty & warm
b)
sweet & warm
c)
sour & cold
d)
acrid & cold
13.
Which of the following is the closest English traditional of the Sanskrit word 'Ayurveda' ?
a)
Wind in the trees
b)
Grain of wheat
c)
Water on the knee
d)
Science of life
14.
Who is traditionally regarded as the founder of Ayurveda? 
a)
Kamadhenu
b)
Shri Laxmi
c)
Airavata
d)
Dhanvantari
15.
Ayurveda recognizes five essential elements of nature. Air, earth, fire and water are four of them ; which is the fifth element? 
a)
metal
b)
oil
c)
leeloo
d)
space
16.
Which of these is the most common element used in the Ayurveda medical practice Shirodhara?
a)
Custard
b)
Chocolate
c)
Oil
d)
Stones
17.
Name the vegetable. 
a)
Bitter guard
b)
Sour guard
c)
Long guard
d)
Spiny guard
18.
Identify vegetable. 
a)
Eggplant
b)
Cluster beans
c)
long baingan
d)
Butter guard
19.
Which of the following parts of the body would be the focus of a Shirobhyanga message? 
a)
Feet
b)
Head
c)
Stomach
d)
Legs
20.
Dhanvantari was defined as God of .................. .
a)
medicine
b)
plants
c)
herbal
d)
vedas
21.
How many Shlokas are there in Bagavadgita?  
a)
650
b)
700
c)
750
d)
850
22.
Hatha yoga is a system of yoga introduced by Yogi ................... . 
a)
Avadhesh
b)
Sri Sri Ravindranath
c)
Swatmarama
d)
Akhileskchandra
23.
World Yoga Day is celebrated on which day?
a)
21 June
b)
21 July
c)
23 June
d)
23 July
24.
................................ recommends a tenfold examination of the patient.
a)
The Charaka Samhita
b)
The Shushrut Samhita
c)
The Vyas Samhita
d)
The Omkar Samhita
25.
How many fundamental qualities are there in Ayurveda? 
a)
10
b)
8
c)
20
d)
6
26.
Identify.
a)
Cardamom
b)
Cinnamon
c)
Turmeric
d)
Clove
27.
The practice of adding minerals to herbal medicine is known as ................... .
a)
Mantra shastra
b)
Khan Shaatra
c)
Rasa Shastra
d)
Dugdha Shastra
28.
Ayurvedic medicine includes most of the following, except:
a)
Herbs
b)
Diet modifications
c)
Life style changes
d)
Needles
29.
 What are the life forces, which influence the functioning of the body?
a)
Vata dosha (space and air)
b)
Pitta dosha (fire and water)
c)
Kapha dosha (water and earth)
d)
All of the above
30.
What is the main goal of an Ayurvedic treatment?
a)
Cleansing or detoxifying the body
b)
Maintaining optimal weight
c)
Treatment compliance
d)
None of above
31.
Panchakarma includes all of the following, except:
a)
Blood purification
b)
Cleansing of intestines with enemas, laxatives or purgatives
c)
Massages
d)
Acupuncture
32.
Which one of the following is NOT a Sanskrit text on Ayurveda?
a)
Charak Samhita
b)
Susutra Samhita
c)
Astadhyayi
d)
Asthang Hidayam
33.
Identify this herbal plant. 
a)
Ashwagandha
b)
Akodi
c)
Origano
d)
Blood plant
34.
Name this plant.
a)
Chasteberry
b)
Cranberry
c)
Elderberry
d)
Horse Chestnut
35.
Which ornamental plant is used as a skin treatment in traditional medicine? 
a)
Ginger
b)
Aloe vera
c)
Tulsi
d)
Neem