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Medicinal Plants Quiz

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

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

a)

analgesic

b)

antiseptic

c)

adrenergic

d)

purgative

3.

Cortisone is found in:

(select all that apply)

a)

Dioscorea sp.

b)

sweet clover

c)

wild yams

d)

poppy

4.

Which plant is responsible for starting two wars?

a)

Poppy

b)

Rosy Periwinkle

c)

Foxglove

d)

Quinquina

5.

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

a)

Digitalis purpurea

b)

Panax quinquefolius

c)

Cinchona Succirubra

d)

Erythroxylum coca

6.

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

a)

Digitoxin

b)

Vinblastine

c)

Vincristine

d)

Cortisone

7.

How is papain used medically?

a)

break blood clots

b)

meat tenderizer

c)

treat Alzheimers

d)

cure diabetes

8.

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.

a)

Papaver somniferum

b)

Cinchona succirubra

c)

Spagnum spp.

d)

Digitalis purpurea