Important Natural Products And Phytomedicines

Question 1

Treatment of diarrhea

Answer 1

1st line : ORS use of sugar-salt solution
Starch : for rehydration purposes and derived from rice( oryza sativa L) , potato
Tannin containing drugs -astringent , polymeric polyphenols ie wild oak bark

Question 2

Constipation

Answer 2

Characterized by difficult bowel movements
Linseeds- rule and dried seeds of flax
Anthraquinone glycoside such as emodin
Senna leaves and fruit from cassia senna

Question 3

Inflammatory GI conditions : gastritis and ulcers

Answer 3

Liquorice from glycyrrhiza glabra
Chamomile flowers
Alginate

Question 4

Nausea and vomiting

Answer 4

Ginger ( Zingiber officinale)
Hyosycamus niger (datura or scopolia spp)

Question 5

Irritable bowel syndrome, bloating , flatulence

Answer 5

Peppermint
Fennel

Question 6

Liver disease

Answer 6

Milk thistle
Turmeric from curcuma domestica
Androhraphis

Question 7

Heart failure and arrhythmias

Answer 7

Foxglove( digitalis purpurea)
Hawthorn

Question 8

Anti platelets and anti atherosclerotic

Answer 8

Garlic bulb( allium sativum)

Question 9

Venous insufficiency and circulatory disorders

Answer 9

Ginkgo (ginkgo biloba )
Butchers broom
Bilberry/blueberry/huckleberry

Question 10

Bronchodilator

Answer 10

Ephedra
Theophylline found in cocoa , coffee and tea

Question 11

Inhalations

Answer 11

Camphor derived from Asia camphor tree
Eucalyptus oil from blue gum tree

Question 12

Anti-allergens

Answer 12

Butterbur
Khella

Question 13

Cough suppressant

Answer 13

Codeine found in opium

Question 14

Expectorant and mucolytic

Answer 14

Thyme
Sage

Question 15

Immunostimant

Answer 15

Echinacea
Astragalus

Question 16

Colds and flus

Answer 16

Elderberry
Coltsfoot