Medicinal

Question 1

Foxglove

Answer 1

digitoxin and digoxin; congestive heart failure

Question 2

aloe

Answer 2

chrysophanic acid, aloin, purgative, burns

Question 3

ephedra

Answer 3

ephedrine, colds, weight loss

Question 4

saw palmetto

Answer 4

berries; used to treat benign prostate enlargement

Question 5

Madag. Periwinkle

Answer 5

vincristine and vinblastine, leukemia, inhibits spindle formation in mitosis

Question 6

pacific yew

Answer 6

taxol, inhibits spindle formation in mitosis

Question 7

willow

Answer 7

salicin, pain, inflammation, fever.

Question 8

st. john’s wort

Answer 8

hyperforin increase mood-enhancing neurotransmitters

Question 9

gingko

Answer 9

increase circulation to the brain, helps memory

Question 10

snakeroot

Answer 10

reserpine; originally used to calm psychiatric patients, but found to also lower blood pressure

Question 11

fever bark tree

Answer 11

quinine; malaria

Question 12

alkaloid

Answer 12

effects CNS, bitter, ends in -ine

Question 13

cardioactive glycoside

Answer 13

effects contraction of the heart

Question 14

cyanogenic glycoside

Answer 14

contains cyanide; common in seeds and pits of Rose Family

Question 15

Psychoactive compounds release or mimic

Answer 15

Neurotransmitter

Question 16

3 major psychoactive plants affect CNS

Answer 16

stimulants
Hallucinogens
Depressants

Question 17

Nightshade

Answer 17

solanaceae

Question 18

poppy

Answer 18

papaveraceae

Question 19

coffee

Answer 19

Rubiaceae

Question 20

Nutmeg

Answer 20

myristiaceae

Question 21

coca

Answer 21

Erythroxylaaceae

Question 22

morning glory

Answer 22

convolvulaceae