Lecture 3 - Plants in Medicine

Question 1

amaximancer of miletus (610BC)

Answer 1

plants and animals evolved from the moist element

Question 2

Empedocles of Akragras

Answer 2

gave earth water air and fire

also forces of attraction and repulsion

Question 3

vitalism

Answer 3

unseen forces are innate to living beings

Question 4

Hippocratic oath

Answer 4

do not cause harm (rationalist)

Question 5

Echion

Answer 5

idea that plant morphology expressed medicinal function

kidney shape leaf = good for kidney stones

Question 6

Roman discorides

Answer 6

compiled list and compared plant medicines
performed first trials on drug efficacy
BELLADONA

Question 7

ancient plants used in two ways

Answer 7

simple = grind and drink to fight something (most common)
-complex = 45-60 plant combo and all common plants

Question 8

Nicander of Colophon (130BC)

Answer 8

teriaca= medicine using snake poisons 
Alexipharmica = using plant and animal poisons

Question 9

Purple foxglove

Answer 9

disitalis purpea
cardiac glycosides
-distalin, disitoxin, gitoxin, gitaloxin
-began as folk medicine but discovered link between dropsy and heart problems
william withering

Question 10

pacific yew

Answer 10

produce taxol

-works against cervical cancer

Question 11

alternative medicine

Answer 11

growing in popularity
45% use it
aroma therapy, chiro

Question 12

echinacea

Answer 12

fights colds
E. purpea (ariel used)
E. angustifolia (roots)
E. pallidau (roots)