Herbal Pharmacy

Question 1

water based extraction that uses delicate plant parts (leaves, flowers, green stems) and stepped for 10-20 minutes

Answer 1

infusions

Question 2

For heard woody parts of the plants (roots, wood, bark, nuts, seeds, berries). More heat for longer time

Answer 2

decoctions

Question 3

Topical application of cloth steeped in either herbal infusion/ decoction. Cooling or warming. Covered on skin with plastic wrap.

Answer 3

Formentation/ compress

Question 4

What is useful in sprains, strains, skin irritations, infections, muscle cramping/spasms.
Often contain: vulneraries, astringents, rubefacients, circulatory stimulants?

Answer 4

Formentation/ compress

Question 5

Applying fresh, dried, powdered herb directly to body. Hot or cold.
(Paste of well bruised pants w/ H20? vinegar)

Answer 5

Poultice

Question 6

What is useful in easing nerve & muscle pains, sprains, broken bones, damaged skin, & draws pus from wounds, boils & ulcers?

Answer 6

Poultice

Question 7

Herbs steeped in alcohol (vinegar or glycine), longer shelf life (10 yrs if alcohol), stronger dosage.

Answer 7

Tinctures

Question 8

Folk, maceration & Percolation method for tinctures?

Answer 8

Folk: Fill jar with herbs, cover with 40% alcohol, store in dark cool place.

Maceration: Same but dried herb in smaller pieces & use 1:5 in 40% ratio

Percolation: Moving solvent through powdered herb material slowly, letting solvent drip through filter into collecting container. Takes 1-2 days, more concentrated end product.

Question 9

Powders, capsules & tablets

Answer 9

powdered herbs. Can be stirred into food, encapsulated & pressed into tablets.

Question 10

Vinegars, oxymel & honey?

Answer 10

Vinegars: promote digestion & support liver health.
4% acetic acid & will extract fat soluble constituents.

Oxymel: when honey is added

Honey: when herbs added to honey

Question 11

saturated solutions of sugar (or honey) in water that can help absorption/therapeutic effect of some medicine?

Answer 11

Syrups

Question 12

Contain finely powdered herbs rich in mucilage, emulsifier, H20, volatile oils, sweetener.
Treat mucous membranes of mouth, throat, & upper respiratory tract.

Answer 12

Lozenges & Pastilles

Question 13

deliver herbal constituents right into respiratory tract, contain EO in boiling water.

Answer 13

Steam inhalations

Question 14

Semi solid prep with oil & beeswax. Act mainly on the surface of the skin.

Answer 14

Salves & lip balms

Question 15

What’s good for chapped lips, bites, stings, cuts & diaper rash?

Answer 15

salves & lip balms

Question 16

Emulsion of oil & H20, with the medical phases being in either or both. Absorbed by the body & work on the skin surface.

Answer 16

creams & lotion

Question 17

What functions to sooth & moisten inflamed skin?

Answer 17

creams & lotions

Question 18

Alcohol or vinegar that is directly applied on the skin with friction and contain anodyne & rubefacient herbs in oil/alcohol.

Answer 18

Liniments

Question 19

Useful in sprains, strains & sore muscles?

Answer 19

Liniments

Question 20

Most herbs should be taken..?

Answer 20

on an empty stomach

Question 21

What does taking herbs before or after meal do?

Answer 21

Before: nervous system conditions & to help stimulate digestion

After: for indigestion & gas

Question 22

Dosing for acute conditions/stronger vitality?

Answer 22

Higher & more frequent dosing

Question 23

Dosing for chronic conditions/ lower vitality?

Answer 23

Lower & less frequent dosing