Lec 6: Herbal Meds + Ethnobotany

Question 1

medicines are either branded as:

Answer 1

curative or preventative

Question 2

as well as curative and preventative medicine can also

Answer 2

relieve symptoms or mimic human compounds

Question 3

modern drugs developed with

Answer 3

reduchonis approach

Question 4

what percent of the population uses plant medicine

Answer 4

80%

Question 5

plant natural products of medicinal importance include …

Answer 5

various alkaloids and glycosides + various classes of secondary compounds

Question 6

compounds with 1 + sugar attached =

Answer 6

glycosides (saponins etc.)

Question 7

plants have _______ ________ effect

Answer 7

plants have cardio active effect

Question 8

digitoxins help…

Answer 8

to increase heart contraction

Question 9

too much digitoxin …

Answer 9

is fatal

purple foxglove and milkweed similar

Question 10

some alkaloids …

Answer 10

are medicinally curative

Question 11

effect of small part of plant …

Answer 11

can be different from whole

Question 12

plant remnants and pollen found …

Answer 12

found in teeth of skulls of neanderthal bones

Question 13

herbal is

Answer 13

a collection with drawings of many plants

Question 14

when was the first record with clay tablets of medicinal info in ancient sumera?

Answer 14

2000 BC

Question 15

what was Evers Papyrus catalogue dated to?

Answer 15

Ancient Egypt 1500 BC

Question 16

Evers Papyrus catalogue contains …

Answer 16

over 850 remedies (including mandrake and aloe)

Question 17

When was the use of herbal medicine recorded in china?

Answer 17

2500 BC

Question 18

Shen Nung…

Answer 18

collected info on hundreds of medicinal plants in China

Question 19

indian herbal regveda is basis of

Answer 19

Ayurvedic medicine

Question 20

indian herbal regveda is based on

Answer 20

herbs and spices

Question 21

the renaissance revives …

Answer 21

herbals by inventing printing press

Question 22

the appearance of a plant and it’s characteristics …

Answer 22

tell the ailment it treats

Question 23

red juice of blood root treats

Answer 23

blood disorders

Question 24

snake root treats

Answer 24

snake bite

Question 25

willow bark for …

Answer 25

rheumatism

Question 26

walnut seed for …

Answer 26

brain

Question 27

phylogenetic survey

Answer 27

looks for plant relationship

Question 28

ecological surveys

Answer 28

similar habitats

Question 29

ethnobotanist approach

Answer 29

work w traditional society

Question 30

survey drug composition in field steps:

Answer 30

1. collect 1 kg of plant
2. save as voucher specimen, dry in press for herbarium
3. dry or preserve in alcohol

Question 31

survey drug composition in lab steps:

Answer 31

1. extract chemicals in plant solvent
2. separate extraction from solvent
3. use extraction in bio assay if 50-100 kg is received

Question 32

herbarium

Answer 32

library of dried plants

- primary sources of info on plant distribution , flower / fruit times

Question 33

ethnobotany

Answer 33

the scientific study of the past involving medicinal plants

Question 34

ethnobotany presents use of …

Answer 34

plants by traditional society

Question 35

father of ethnobotany

Answer 35

dr. richard e. schulles

Question 36

why study ethnobotany

Answer 36

1. link produce and consumption
2. retain knowledge or traditional society
3. steward sensitive geo locations
4. vulnerable rapid culture and economy change

Question 37

the tribes used to …

Answer 37

pee on ground and if ants came, there was sugar present. humans then eat leaves … this is known as the GYMNIMA SYLVESTRE CURE