Chapter 4

Question 1

Botanicals

Answer 1

Additive substances that come from plants

Question 2

Herb

Answer 2

Any plant that is used for culinary or medical purposes

Question 3

Phytomedicine

Answer 3

Therapeutic study of plants

Question 4

Dietary supplemental health and education act of 1994

Answer 4

Supplement the dit
One or more dietary ingredients
Taken by mouth
Labeled as dietary supplement

Question 5

Current good manufacturing practices

Answer 5

Standards are multifaceted and require package labels give the quality and strength of all the contents and that products be free of contaminants and impurities.

Question 6

Astragalus

Answer 6

Support the immune system

Question 7

Chamomile

Answer 7

Treat sleepiness, anxiety, and stomach or intestinal ailments

Question 8

Cinnamon

Answer 8

Treatment of bronchitis, GI problems, anorexia, and diabetes

Question 9

Echinnnacea

Answer 9

Used for colds, flu, and infections

Question 10

Garlic

Answer 10

Lower cholesterol, decrease blood pressure, and reduce heart disease. Prevent stomach and colon cancer

Question 11

Ginger

Answer 11

Treat postoperative pregnancy and chemotherapy related nausea as will as motion sickness and diarrhea

Question 12

Ginkgo

Answer 12

Ailment four asthma, bronchitis, fatigue, and tinnitus

Question 13

Hawthorne

Answer 13

Treatment of heart disease

Question 14

Licorice root

Answer 14

Used to treat stomach ulcers, bronchitis, sore throat, and viral hepatitis

Question 15

Milk thistle

Answer 15

Treat cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis, and gallbladder disorders

Question 16

Peppermint

Answer 16

Nausea, indigestion, and irritable bowel syndrome, cold symptoms, headaches, and muscle nerve pain

Question 17

St. John’s wort

Answer 17

Treat mental disorders and nerve pain, malaria, sleep disorders, and wounds

Question 18

Turmeric

Answer 18

Heartburn, stomach ulcers, gallstones, inflammation, and cancer

Question 19

Valerian

Answer 19

Treatment of insomnia, anxiety, headaches, depression, irregular heartbeat, and tremors

Question 20

Tea Decoration

Answer 20

A tea made from boiling plant material

Question 21

Tea Infusion

Answer 21

A tea made from pouring water over plant material

Question 22

Tea tincture

Answer 22

An extract of a plant made by soaking herbs in a dark place with a desired amount of either glycerine, alcohol, or vinegar for two to six weeks

Question 23

Liniment

Answer 23

Extract of a plant added to either alcohol or vinegar and applied topically for therapeutic benefits

Question 24

Poultice

Answer 24

A therapeutic topical application of a soft moist mass of plant material

Question 25

Essential oils

Answer 25

Aromatic volatile oils extracted from the leaves, stems flowers, and other plant parts

Question 26

Herb infused oils

Answer 26

Extraction of plant substances by soaking the plant in a carrier oil for approximately 2 weeks and them straining the oil.

Question 27

Percolation

Answer 27

Extract the soluble constituents of a plant with the assistance of gravity.