medicinal plants

Question 1

salix alba

Answer 1

white willow
saliaceae
is what later became aspirin made by hoffman.

Question 2

in what year did bayer make aspirin?

Answer 2

1897

Question 3

ammi visnaga

Answer 3

bisnaga
apiaceae
vasodilator
used for v.tach Afib.

Question 4

artemisia annua

Answer 4

asteraceae sweet wormwood
treats malaria
from asia

Question 5

coffea arabica

Answer 5

rubiaceae,
caffeine citrate,
used to treat headaches, prematurity apnea, severe migraines

Question 6

papaver somnifera

Answer 6

opium poppy
papveraceae
africa
asia, europe, contains opiates, morphine, codeine, thebaine

Question 7

heroin syn.

Answer 7

1874, introduced commercially by bayer as a nonaddictive substitute, for morphine.

Question 8

digitalis lanata

Answer 8

foxglove,
plantaginaceae
improves cardiac contraction, digoxin
used to treat CHF, AFIB, ATACH

Question 9

taxus brevifolia

Answer 9

pacific yew
taxaceae
tonic, plumonary agent,

Question 10

podophyllum peltatum

Answer 10

mayapple, north america,
berberiaceae,
used to treat worms, warts, vomiting, causes errors in cancer cells and dna

Question 11

dioscora composita

Answer 11

barbasco,
mexico,
dioscoreaceae
human hormone mimicker

Question 12

duboisia myoporoides

Answer 12

corkwood, solanaceae

rich in tropane alkaloids,

Question 13

mucana pruriens

Answer 13

velvet bean
fabaceae
treats paralysis
hypertension
asia

Question 14

galega officinalis

Answer 14

goats rue
fabaceae
euro, africa, pakistan
for diabetes

Question 15

physostigma venenosum

Answer 15

calabar bean, africa,

used to treat glaucoma, alzheimers,

Question 16

pilocarpus microphyllus

Answer 16

maranham jaborandi brazil, rutaceae

glaucoma

Question 17

cinchona calisaya

Answer 17

yellow cinchona, peru, rubiaceae
active comp. quinine
fevers and chills,

Question 18

senna alexandrina

Answer 18

alexiandrian senna, african,
fabaceae,
purgative

Question 19

valeriana officinalis

Answer 19

valerian root,
europe, asia, for insomnia,
valerianaceae,

Question 20

chondodendron tomentosum

Answer 20

curare, amazon
menispermaceae
muscle relaxant, also as an arrow poison,

Question 21

catharanthus roseus

Answer 21

madagascar perwinkle

from madagascar apocynaceae
treats cancers,

Question 22

melilotus officinalis

Answer 22

fabaceae, sweet clover
euro to india,
coumarin, anticoagulant.