Plant profile

Question 1

scientific name of tobacco

Answer 1

Nicotiana rustica (Aztec tobacco)
Nicotiana tabacum (Tobacco)

Question 2

tobacco:

1. parts used
2. mode of administration
3. bioactive compounds
4. compound class
5. uses

Answer 2

1. leaves
2. insufflation, inhalation
3. nicotine
4. alkaloid
5. entheogenic, stimulant or sedative, antispasmodic, antinausea, expectorant

Question 3

scientific name of Fly agaric

Answer 3

Amanita muscaria

Question 4

fly agaric:

1. part used
2. mode of administration
3. bioactive compound
4. compound class
5. uses

Answer 4

1. entire mushroom
2. ingestion
3. muscarine
4. alkaloid
5. entheogenic, hallucinogen, antinausea, expectorant

Question 5

scientific name Jimson Weed

Answer 5

Datura stramonium

Question 6

Jimson Weed:

1. part used
2. mode of administration
3. bioactive compound
4. compound class
5. uses

Answer 6

1. seeds + leaves
2. ingestion, smoke
3. atropine, hyocyamine, scopolamine
4. tropane alkaloids
5. entheogenic, hallucinogenic

Question 7

scientific name Chili Pepper

Answer 7

Capsicum annuum

Question 8

chili pepper:

1. part used
2. mode of administration
3. bioactive compound
4. compound class
5. uses

Answer 8

1. fruit
2. ingestion
3. capsaicin
4. capsaicinoid (N-containing lipid)
5. analgesic, strong irritant, antiseptic, antirheumatic

Question 9

scientific name of turmeric

Answer 9

Curcuma longa

Question 10

turmeric:
1. part used
2. mode of administration
3. bioactive compound
4. compound class
5. uses
6. family

Answer 10

1. rhizome
2. oral (fresh or boiled, ground)
3. curcumin
4. curcuminoid (phenolic compound)
5. anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, boosts BDNF (brain derived neurotropic factor), anti-alzheimer’s (can cross BBB)
6. zingiberaceae

Question 11

scientific name of Strychnine Tree

Answer 11

Strychnos nux-vomica

Question 12

strychnine tree:

1. part used
2. mode of administration
3. bioactive compound
4. compound class
5. uses
6. family

Answer 12

1. seeds
2. ingestion, inhalation, injection (arrow piercing)
3. strychnine
4. alkaloid
5. poison, convulsant
6. Longaniaceae

Question 13

scientific name of Ayahuasca

Answer 13

Banisteriopsis caapi

Question 14

ayahuasca:

1. part used
2. mode of administration
3. bioactive compound
4. compound class
5. uses
6. family

Answer 14

1. stem and Bark
2. decoction
3. harmine
4. alkaloid
5. entheogenic, monoamine oxide inhibitor

Question 15

scientific name Ergot

Answer 15

Claviceps purpurea

Question 16

ergot:

1. part used
2. mode of administration
3. bioactive compound
4. compound class
5. uses
6. family

Answer 16

1. sclerotium
2. ingestion
3. ergotamine
4. . ergoline alkaloid
5. hallucinogenic, psychedelic
6. clavicipitaceae

Question 17

scientific name of Morning Glory

Answer 17

Ipomoea tricolor

Question 18

morning glory:

1. part used
2. mode of administration
3. bioactive compound
4. compound class
5. uses
6. family

Answer 18

1. seeds
2. ingestion
3. ergine
4. ergoline alkaloid
5. hallucinogenic, psychedelic
6. Convolvulaceae

Question 19

scientific name St-John’s Wort

Answer 19

Hypericum perforatum

Question 20

St-John’s Wort

1. part used
2. mode of administration
3. bioactive compound
4. compound class
5. uses

Answer 20

1. flowers and buds
2. tea or tincture
3. hyperforin and hypericin
4. phloroglucinol
5. antidepressant