Natural Products I
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 19% | What percentage of people taking prescription medications are also taking herbal supplements? |
| True | True or False: Natural products are secondary metabolites from different organisms. |
| Pharmacognosy | What is the study of natural products? |
| Oxidative | Pigments in plants protect from solar radiation and what other type of damage? |
| Ayurveda | What is the Indian System of Medicine? |
| Phytopharmaceuticals | What are drugs obtained from plants called? |
| Salicin | Aspirin is derived from which constituent of willow bark? |
| Pacific Yew | Where does paclitaxel originate? |
| Flavones | Broccoli is rich in which type of phenolic phytochemicals? |
| Flavonols | Carrots are rich in which phenolic phytochemicals? |
| Flavanones | Grapefruits are rich in which phenolic phytochemicals? |
| Flavanols | Catechins are also known as which type of phenolic phytochemicals? |
| Stilbene | Resveratrol is which type of phenolic phytochemical? |
| Elderberry | What is the english name for Sambucus nigra? |
| Anthocyanins | What type of flavonoids give elderberry its red pigment? |
| Cardiovascular health and immune system | What is elderberry used for? (2) |
| False | True or False: Grapes have large quantities of reservatrol. |
| Japanese knotweed | What is the english name for Polygonum cuspidatum? |
| Oolong tea | Which type of consumed tea uses semi-fermented leaves? |
| Black tea | Which type of consumed tea uses fermented leaves? |
| Veregen | What was the first botanical drug approved in the USA? |
| Genital warts | What is Veregen (15% green tea extract) used for? |
| EGCG | Which polyphenol is considered the active ingredient in green tea? |
| Cranberry | What is the common name for Vacinium macrocarpon? |
| Pomegranate | What is the common name for Punica granatum? |
| Acai | What is the common name for Euterpe oleracea? |
| Non-flowering plants | What is another term for cryptogamia? |
| Flowering plants | What is another term for phanerogamia? |
| Phytonutrients | What are non-nutritive bioactive dietary phytochemicals? |
| PACs | What are epicatechin polymers with A linkage? |
| Aloe | What is the common name for Aloe vera? |
| African Plum | What is the common name for Pygeum africanum? |
| Black Cohosh | What is the common name for Cimicifuga racemosa? |
| Bitter Orange | What is the common name for Citrus aurantium? |
| Butterbur | What is the common name for Petasites officinales? |
| Butterbur | What is the common name for Petasites hybridus? |
| Cat's Claw | What is the common name for Uncaria tomentosa? |
| Cat's Claw | What is the common name for Uncaria guainensis? |
| Chamomile | What is the common name for Matricaria recutita? |
| Siberian Ginseng | What is the common name for Eleutherococcus senticosus? |
| Ephedra | What is the common name for Ephedra sinica? |
| Ma Huang | What is the chinese common name for Ephedra sinica? |
| Evening Primrose Oil | What is the common name for Oneothera biennis? |
| Flax | What is the common name for Linum usitatissimum? |
| Foxglove | What is the common name for Digitalis purpurea? |
| Digoxin | What drug is made from foxglove? |
| Feverfew | What is the common name for Tanacetum parthenium? |
| Feverfew | What is the common name for Chrysantheum parthenium? |
| Fennel | What is the common name for Foeniculum vulgare? |
| Garlic | What is the common name for Allium sativum? |
| Asian Ginseng | What is the common name for Panax ginseng? |
| American Ginseng | What is the common name for Panax quinquefolius? |
| Ginkgo | What is the common name for Ginkgo biloba? |
| Ginger | What is the common name for Zingiber officinale? |
| Goldenseal | What is the common name for Hydrastis canadensis? |
| Grape seed | What is the common name for Vitis vinifera? |
| Horse Chestnut | What is the common name for Aseculus hippocastanum? |
| Hoodia | What is the common name for Hoodia gordonii? |
| Hawthorne | What is the common name for Crataegus monogyna? |
| Kava Kava | What is the common name for Piper methysticum? |
| Licorice | What is the common name for Glycyrrhiza glabra? |
| Licorice | What is the common name for Glycyrrhiza uralensis? |
| Milk Thistle | What is the common name for Silybum marianum? |
| Red Clover | What is the common name for Trifolium pratense? |
| Saw Palmetto | What is the common name for Serenoa repens? |
| Saw Palmetto | What is the common name for Serenoa serrulata? |
| Sage | What is the common name for Salvia officinalis? |
| St John's Wort | What is the common name for Hypericum perforatum? |
| Pycnogenol | What is the common name for Pinus maritimia? |
| Tea | What is the common name for Camellia sinensis? |
| Valerian | What is the common name for Valeriana officinalis? |
| Valerian | What is the common name for Valeriana exalata? |
| Kava Kava | Which herbal supplement was associated with severe liver disease and was on the FDA consumer advisory list? |
| Comfrey | What is the common name for Symphytum officinale? |
| Comfrey | Which herbal supplement, due to FDA advisory, can only be used topically due to hepatotoxicity? |
| Secondary Metabolism | What is defined as the expenditure of energy for a competitive advantage in survival? |
| True | True or False: Secondary metabolites are not nutrients. |
| True | True or False: Resveratrol is produced when a grape is injured. |
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