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Classification of Medicinal Plants: Part 1 - Sedatives and Relaxants Flashcards

1
Q 
What is considered one of the most important members of the large mint family?
Select one:
a. Licorice
b. Lemon Balm 
c. Marsh Mellow
d. Peppermint
A

b. Lemon Balm

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Chamomile flowers have rich amounts of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, a volatile oil with w whole range of active principles that serve as anti-inflammatory and anti-fever agents.
Select one:
a. ethereal
b. azulene 
c. aetherolea
d. distilled
A

b. azulene

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3
Q 
Heat from a lack of fluids requires what category of herbs to treat it?
Select one:
a. Sedatives 
b. Relaxants
c. Stimulants
d. Moistening agents
A

d. Moistening agents

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4
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Which herb is used to treat heat that arises from a lack of fluids?
Select one:
a. Asclepias tuberosa pleurisy root
b. Passiflora passionflower
c. Althea marshmallow 
d. Hibiscus
A

c. Althea marshmallow

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5
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What did William Cook believe should be used in large doses, which would react as a laxative to remove worms?
Select one:
a. Peach leaves 
b. Asclepias tuberosa pleurisy root
c. Passiflora passionflower
d. Hibiscus
A

a. Peach leaves

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6
Q 
According to sections you read, what is used to treat allergies and asthma?
Select one:
a. Peach leaves 
b. Asclepias tuberosa pleurisy rood
c. Passiflora passionflower
d. Hibiscus
A

a. Peach leaves

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7
Q 
When treating the digestive system, especially vomiting, you would use?
Select one:
a. Strawberry
b. Wild cherry
c. Peach 
d. Dock root
A

c. Peach

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Q 
What oil does Heidi from Rain Country recommend to use with herbs?
Select one:
a. Olive
b. Grape Seed 
c. Canola
d. Corn
A

b. Grape Seed

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9
Q 
Where should you store tinctures?
Select one:
a. Hot place
b. Dark place 
c. Damp place
d. Hot, dry place
A

b. Dark place

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10
Q 
Which of the following is considered sour, sweet, cool, and astringent?
Select one:
a. Rosehip 
b. Lemon Balm
c. Peach
d. Achillea yarrow
A

a. Rosehip

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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ acts on the skin and may have an alternative or sanative effect through the liver and gallbladder.
Select one:
a. Peach
b. Rose
c. Lemon Balm
d. Yellow Dock
A

d. Yellow Dock

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12
Q 
This herb is good for nervousness, depression, anxiety, and insomnia.
Select one:
a. Peach
b. Rose
c. Lemon Balm 
d. Yellow Dock
A

c. Lemon Balm

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13
Q 
Which herb replaces esophageal reflux and stomach acid medicines?
Select one:
a. Peach
b. Rose
c. Lemon Balm
d. Yellow Dock
A

d. Yellow Dock

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Q 
In addition to acting on the gastrointestinal tract, this herb can also be on the skin for eczema.
Select one:
a. Peach 
b. Rose
c. Lemon Balm
d. Yellow Dock
A

d. Yellow Dock

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Q 
This herb is one of the few stimulants that are quite cooling.
Select one:
a. Rosehip
b. Lemon Balm
c. Peach
d. Yarrow
A

d. Yarrow

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What herb would you think about for someone who is dealing with tension?
Select one:
a. Catnip
b. Agrimony 
c. Chamomile
d. Blue Vervain
A

b. Agrimony

17
Q 
What herb would you think about for someone who is dealing with uterine fibroids?
Select one:
a. Rose
b. Yellow Dock
c. Yarrow 
d. Agrimony
18
Q 
What herb would you think about for someone who is dealing with a whining, irritated baby who is teething?
Select one:
a. Catnip 
b. Agrimony
c. Chamomile
d. Blue Vervain
A

c. Chamomile

19
Q 
Which part of the body is more susceptible to maddening irritation and pain than others?
Select one:
a. Ears 
b. Feet
c. Knees
d. Hands
20
Q 
This herb contrasts well with chamomile, since they are both remedies for tension in children.
Select one:
a. Catnip 
b. Agirmony
c. Valerian
d. Blue Vervain
21
Q 
What herb would you think about for someone who is dealing with anxiety attacks felt in the stomach, rising upward?
Select one:
a. Catnip 
b. Agrimony
c. Valerian
d. Blue Vervain
22
Q 
According to LeSassier, which herb is used to open the skin to bring on sweating when the skin is particularly closed shut?
Select one:
a. Lobelia
b. Kava Kava
c. Valerian
d. Blue Vervain
A

d. Blue Vervain

23
Q 
What herb would you consider for a women dealing with severe PMS, who admits she feels “like a school of piranhas on a feeding frenzy.”
Select one:
a. Catnip
b. Agrimony
c. Valerian
d. Blue Vervain
A

d. Blue Vervain

24
Q 
According to Fyfe, " \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is an excellent cerebral stimulant, and is employed with advantage in diseases resulting from enfeebled cerebral circulation".
Select one:
a. Skunk Cabbage
b. Sambucus
c. Valerian 
d. Chicory
A

c. Valerian

25
Q 
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ has a long reputation in the treatment of colic in breastfed babies.
Select one:
a. Vervain
b. Catnip 
c. Valerian
d. Agrimony

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