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WorksheetsMedicinal Plants Quiz
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
According to the Doctrine of Signatures, which plant would be used to treat headaches?
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
