3. Digestive System & Tonics

Question 1

Name a component in saliva that breaks down starch

Answer 1

Ptyalin

Question 2

Where do water soluble nutrients get absorbed in the sm intestines :

Answer 2

Capillary beds in the villi

Question 3

What herb is known as king of the mucous membranes

Cayenne

Golden seal

Gentian

Answer 3

Golden seal - Hydrastis canadensis

Question 4

3 actions that Oregon grape have on the body

Answer 4

Bitter , tonic , antibiotic

Question 5

Great herb for tonic effect on GI tract

Myrrh

Cayenne

Gentian

Answer 5

Gentian ( Gentian lutea)

Question 6

Which herb is known to increase white blood corpuscles

Myrrh

Gentian

Barberry

Answer 6

Commiphora myrrh ( Myrrh)

Question 7

Stomach is divided into 3 parts :
Fundus
Body
Pyloric- opening from stomach to duodenum

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Which parts belong in the small intestines

Answer 8

Jejunum, ileum, Duodenum

Question 9

Secretion of saliva comes entirely under the control of autonomic or systemic nervous system

Answer 9

Autonomic

Question 10

Serious is a clear water fluid that contains what 3 elements

Sodium , potassium , ptyalin

Ptyalin , magnesium , water

Sodium , water , zinc

Answer 10

Sodium , potassium, ptyalin

Question 11

The In -Do-out method is :

Answer 11

You are what you eat and absorb IN

What you metabolize -Do

What you do not eliminate - Out

Question 12

The cephalic phase starts in the stomach ?

T/F

Answer 12

False - the cephalic phase is what tells the digestive tract to get ready to eat .

Question 13

Meadow sweet regulates gastric secretions by toning the stomach

Answer 13

True

Question 14

Lobelia improves the mucous membrane of the digestive tract / primary treated for gastritis and enteritis over the last century .

Answer 14

False - golden seal does

Lobelia aids in autonomic nerve and hormonal control in the digestive tract

Question 15

Barberry - Berbis sp.
is used for digestive problems but equally effective in urinary infection ( cystitis )

T/F

Answer 15

True

Question 16

Herb used for candida cheat pill

Golden seal

Barberry

Gentian

Answer 16

Barberry ( Berberis vulgaris )

Due to anti fungal action of berberini

Question 17

Golden seal Latin name

Answer 17

Hydrastis canadensis

Question 18

Golden seal is becoming fairly rare and quite expensive , which other herbs can be used instead for pretty much the same action

Gold thread

Barberry

Or both

Answer 18

Both

Question 19

Gentian Latin name

Answer 19

Gentian lutea

Question 20

Which herb is truly best for a digestive bitter

Barberry

Peruvian bark

Gentian

Answer 20

Gentian lutea ( Gentian ) it’s been used for centuries as a tonic effect on the GIT

Question 21

Peruvian Bark Latin name

Answer 21

Cinchona sap.

Question 22

Cinchona ssp. - Peruvian bark Famous uses as an anti - malaria remedy

T/F

Answer 22

True

Question 23

1/2 a grams of Peruvian bark causes stomach irritation .

T/F

Answer 23

False - over a gram does an even possible vommiting

Question 24

White popper bark Latin name

Answer 24

Aspens , Populud tremuloides

Question 25

Which herb is beneficial in helping relax painful menstration

Blessed thistle

White polar bark

Barberry

Answer 25

White polar bark

Question 26

Blessed thistle Latin name

Answer 26

Centaurea benedicta

Question 27

Centaurea benedicta

( blessed thistle ). Is best known for gas release

Answer 27

False - best herb for increasing the milk supply of mothers

Question 28

Myrrh Latin name

Answer 28

Commiphora myrrh

Question 29

Meadow sweet Latin name

Answer 29

Spirea ulmaria