Chapter 9 Plants Flashcards
Three different kinds of secondary compounds
Terpenoids,alkaloids,phenolic
Alkaloids Flavor And high Pharmacologically important compounds At low doses useful and at high doses What do they do to animals
Bitter pH Morphine cocaine caffeine quinine Medically useful Toxic Psychological effects on animals
Haze of smoky mountains is what and used to protect against
Scents of specific plants protect from
Isoprene terpenoids
Damaging effects of intense sunlight and high temperatures
Orange thyme pine lemons
Insects
Two farmiliar terpenoids
What is color of carotene in plants
What does carotene do in leaves and is an …
carotene is also known as
Carotene and rubber Orange and yellow Protects against damage by sunlight Attractants for pollinators and in fruits attracts for seed dispersal Vitamin A
Where does rubber come from
What does rubber protect plant from
Where rubber trees grown
Brazilian tree
Protect plants from bacteria or fungi when stem is wounded
Trees in South-Eastern Asia
What is job of phenolic
What is sailicyc acid used for
It is a naturals tibacterial compound used in treating
Protect plants from infection
Reducing pain and fever
Treating acne
Morphine is what secondary compound
Alkaloid
Pros of herbal medicine
Gentler than purified drugs
Better tolerated by body
More effective
Cons of herbal medicine
Strength can vary widely in doses
Few shown effective in modern double blind studies
What agency to evaluate effectiveness
National center for complimentary alternative medicine
Herbal medicines are regulated as what not what
Do not have to show ?
Any dietary supplement marketed unless
What drug removed
Dietary supplements not drugs
If safe or effective
Found unsafe by FDA
Ephedra
Socrates was executed with
Hemlock alkaloid
Poisonous plants
Milkweed eaten by caterpillars of monarchs
Oleander
Castor bean plant ricin
Poisonous house plant
Didfenbachia
Dumbcane
What do potatoes and tomatoes have
What family
Alkaline
Nightshade
