Natural Products

Question 1

Give an example of a cyclic monoterpenoid

Answer 1

Menthol

Question 2

What is the House of Lords categorisation

Answer 2

1) professionally organised alternative therapies
2) complimentary therapies
3) Alternative disciplines

Question 3

Give an example of a linear terpenoid

Answer 3

Geraniol (C10) -geranium

Question 4

Name 4 active constituents in St. John’s wort

Answer 4

1) hyperforin
2) hypericin
3) flavonoids
4) tannins

Question 5

Where is St. John’s wort from

Answer 5

Hypericum perforatum L

Question 6

Where is Gingko from?

Answer 6

The leaves of the maidenhair tree

Question 7

Name two components of Gingko responsible for it’s medicinal effects

Answer 7

1) flavonoids

2) terpenoids

Question 8

What is Gingko used to help treat

Answer 8

1) dementia
2) Alzheimer’s
3) intermittent claudication
4) memory enhancement

Question 9

Give four ways in which Gingko has polyvalent activity

Answer 9

1) platelet activating factor antagonists (PAF-antags)
2) cause vasodilatation
3) free radical scavenging properties
4) neurotransmitter metabolism

Question 10

What’s the active component of feverfew?

Answer 10

Parthenolide

Question 11

What two conditions is feverfew used in

Answer 11

1) migraine relieving

2) arthritis

Question 12

What’s the active constituent of ginseng

Answer 12

Ginsenosides

Question 13

Name 3 types of cellulose derivatives

Answer 13

1) ethers
2) esters
3) oxidised cellulose

Question 14

Name 5 natural gums

Answer 14

1) acacia
2) agar
3) alginic acid
4) sterculia
5) tragacanth