Module 10

Question 1

Which expectorant is a member of the Asteraceae (formerly compositae) family?

Answer 1

Elecampane and mouse ear/hawkweed

Question 2

What herb contains the two chemicals Alantolactone and isoalantolactone that have bacterial Seidel and fungicidal properties?

Answer 2

Elecampane

Question 3

Which herb is still collected by some herbal list as it is considered an excellent remedy for whopping cough

Answer 3

Mouse ear hawkweed

Question 4

True or false elecampane should not be used during pregnancy?

Answer 4

True

Question 5

True or false Helenin, elecampane camphor is more soluble in water than alcohol

Answer 5

False

Question 6

Which expect or herb has a bright yellow flower not unlike a small sunflower?

Answer 6

Elecampane

Question 7

Which herb, in a powder form, can be used to stop nosebleeds?

Answer 7

Mouse ear hawkweed - Use the powder herb and sniff it up the nose

Question 8

Which of the following expectorants resembles dandelion

Answer 8

Mouse ear hawkweed

Question 9

True or false for best effect, expectorant herbs should be used alone

Answer 9

False they can be combined with anti-spasmodic’s demulcents, emollients, nutritives, and stimulants

Question 10

The expectorant the contains inulin and Helen is?

Answer 10

Elecampane

Question 11

Many expectorant herbs contain ______ that irritate the respiratory mucous membrane, facilitating expectoration.

Answer 11

Saponins

Question 12

Why are nauseating expectorant herbs particularly helpful for wet cough’s?

Answer 12

They help dry up excess mucus and phlegm

Question 13

True or false expect or herbs have an indirect influence on the mucous membrane of the respiratory system

Answer 13

False they have a direct influence on the mucous membrane of the respiratory system. They increased discharge of mucus and phlegm from the lungs or bronchial tubes through stimulating coughing and expectoration

Question 14

Helenin or ________ camphor is perhaps the most interesting constituent. Research carried out late last century show that this better principle is a powerful antiseptic and bacteria side. If you drops of a solution of one part in 10,000 immediately kills bacteria organisms, particularly tubercle bacillus. Helenin is more soluble in alcohol than water.

Answer 14

Elecampane

Question 15

Elecampane, Taken with what other herbs, can enhance its antiseptic action

Answer 15

Echinacea

Question 16

True or false onion and parsley ginger garlic federal and state are all alternative expectorants?

Answer 16

True

Question 17

Which expectorant may interfere with hypoglycemic treatment?

Answer 17

Elecampane

Question 18

The condition that is generally the result of some irritant such as pollen dust feathers animal hair in certain foods causing a reaction in the mucous membrane of the eyes nose and air passage is:

Answer 18

Hay fever

Question 19

What herb was a popular herbal remedy in Britain and Europe in pre-industrial times and it still collected by some herbalist as it is considered an excellent remedy for whooping cough

Answer 19

Mouse ear hawkweed