Free Medicinal Plants (Herbalism) Questions and Answers

Question 1

What proportion of prescription medications in the United States that are made from plants?

Accepted Answer

25-50

Answer

0

Answer

12-24

Answer

85-100

Question 2

Reserpine is used in Aryuvedic medicine to treat snakebite, according to the Rig Veda. Which plant is the source of reserpine

Accepted Answer

Rauvolfia Serpentina

Answer

Aconitum

Answer

Gingko biloba

Answer

Sassafras albidum

Question 3

Digitalis purpurea, or foxglove, can help with heart tone and rhythm. What is the main component that supports the heart so well?

Accepted Answer

Glycosides

Answer

Digitonin

Answer

Digitoxin

Answer

Diginin

Question 4

Feverbark, or chinchona, was so overcollected in the Andes jungles that it almost became extinct. What ailment was it intended to treat?

Accepted Answer

Malaria

Answer

Leprosy

Answer

Mumps

Answer

Plague

Question 5

More than 80 million aspirin tablets are taken annually by Americans. Which plant is the source of it?

Accepted Answer

Willow tree

Answer

Periwinkle

Answer

Kukui

Answer

Snakeroot

Question 6

In the past, Queen Anne's Lace was used as a form of contraception and abortion. What is the active component that gives this plant its remarkable effectiveness?

Accepted Answer

Ferujol

Answer

Terpenes

Answer

Taxol

Answer

Tannin

Question 7

What plant, whose terpenes were thought to have stopped the 'bug' in its tracks, packed the courtrooms and hospital during the Yersina pestis outbreak?

Accepted Answer

Artemisia

Answer

Pavaver

Answer

Datura

Answer

Asclepias