Lec 6: Herbal Meds + Ethnobotany Flashcards
medicines are either branded as:
curative or preventative
as well as curative and preventative medicine can also
relieve symptoms or mimic human compounds
modern drugs developed with
reduchonis approach
what percent of the population uses plant medicine
80%
plant natural products of medicinal importance include …
various alkaloids and glycosides + various classes of secondary compounds
compounds with 1 + sugar attached =
glycosides (saponins etc.)
plants have _______ ________ effect
plants have cardio active effect
digitoxins help…
to increase heart contraction
too much digitoxin …
is fatal
purple foxglove and milkweed similar
some alkaloids …
are medicinally curative
effect of small part of plant …
can be different from whole
plant remnants and pollen found …
found in teeth of skulls of neanderthal bones
herbal is
a collection with drawings of many plants
when was the first record with clay tablets of medicinal info in ancient sumera?
2000 BC
what was Evers Papyrus catalogue dated to?
Ancient Egypt 1500 BC
Evers Papyrus catalogue contains …
over 850 remedies (including mandrake and aloe)
When was the use of herbal medicine recorded in china?
2500 BC
Shen Nung…
collected info on hundreds of medicinal plants in China
indian herbal regveda is basis of
Ayurvedic medicine
indian herbal regveda is based on
herbs and spices
the renaissance revives …
herbals by inventing printing press
the appearance of a plant and it’s characteristics …
tell the ailment it treats
red juice of blood root treats
blood disorders
snake root treats
snake bite
