Mod 4 Flashcards
How can slippery elm be used for sickly children or convalescing people?
As food
True or False: For optimal effect, demulcents should not be combined with
other herbs, but used alone.
False
___________ flowers have a high mucilage content, making them effective
for burns, inflammation, and wounds, among other things. You can answer
using the latin or common names.
Hollyhock
An overdose of the juice of which herb can cause colonic perforation, bloody
diarrhea and kidney damage?
Aloe barbadensis
The fresh mucilaginous gel of the aloe vera has been used for centuries to
aid with damage (externally) to the what?
Skin
Chickweed is high in vitamins C, A, B and the minerals calcium, iron,
potassium, copper, sodium, phosphorus and zinc.
True
Slippery elm has the reputation of being one of the most valuable herbal
________ available.
demulcents
Chickweed cannot be eaten raw in salads or steamed.
False
Marshmallow thrives in a moist position and is easily propagated by seed or
root division in what season?
Fall
True or False: Marshmallow is apart of the Caryophyllaceae family.
False
Demulcents contain which properties that, in solution, will coat the mucous
membranes?
Slippery, mucilaginous
True or False: Comfrey contains allantoin, a substance that speeds up the
regeneration of damaged tissue.
True
There have been reports of _________ causing hepatotoxicity. For this
reason, it should only be used externally.
Comfrey
Demulcent herbs are used in poultices to
All of the above
Name one of the herbs that you study that is an important herb because it
contains a wide range of nutrients along with its medicinal constituents. You
can answer using the latin or common names. Note that there are two
possible correct answers for this question, either will be graded correct.
chickweed
True or False: For optimal effect, demulcents should not be combined with other herbs, but used alone.
false
Name one of the herbs that you study that is rich in mucilage and asparagine, which are responsible for it demulcent and emollient actions. You can answer using the latin or common names. Note that there are two possible correct answers for this question, either will be graded correct.
comfrey
The fresh mucilaginous gel of _____________ has been used for many centuries for burns, wounds, abrasions, ulceration, rashes, and stings. You can answer using the latin or common names.
aloe vera
What does the Commision E Monographs state about the absorption of other drugs taken simultaneously with marshmallow?
they may be delayed
What is the Latin name for marshmallow?
Althaea officinalis
Select the correct therapeutic actions for hollyhock:
all of the above
The term for a mucilaginous herb used topically is
emollient
___________ has the reputation of being one of the most valuable herbal demulcents. It not only soothes and heals irritated and inflamed mucous membranes, but also will absorb excess mucus accumulated in the respiratory passages. You can answer using the latin or common names.
slippery elm
