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Quiz about For Herbalists
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For Herbalists Trivia Quiz


A gardener's look at some popular herbs and their properties.

A multiple-choice quiz by SBH. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
SBH
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
159,640
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
1471
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. This herb, often administered to alleviate depression, can be recognized by the red oil in its petals that can stain skin and clothes. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Nepeta cataria is a relative of the mint family, as you can tell from its square stem and paired leaves. It can be made into a calming tea, but it's far more often used for a different purpose. Its common name is...? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Despite its prickly hairs, this tall dark blue and pink flowered plant can be made into soup, and its juices are soothing to skin injuries. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This tall biennial blooms with crowns of white flowers that give off a strong, almost sickly sweet smell. Its stems can be candied. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. With its dramatic purple-and-yellow colour scheme, this tall, drought-resistant flower is a favourite with gardeners who want to create a dramatic midsummer garden, but it also has beneficial effects on the human immune system. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. This pungent plant blooms late in the summer and is easily recognized by its fernlike leaves and yellow, buttonlike flowers. It's a prolific wildflower that is only occasionally seen in gardens, despite its attractiveness. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This fragrant, creeping, woody herb comes in many variations. It's particularly useful to beekeepers, since bees love it and it produces great-tasting honey. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. A biennial with clusters of cone-shaped yellow flowers, it enjoys sun and sand. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Don't try this at home, folks! Digitalis, a powerful heart stimulant, is produced by this plant, with its showy tower of clustered bells, but it's extremely poisonous and shouldn't be handled by anyone except a trained professional. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. This is another plant with clusters of bell-shaped flowers. It's also well-loved by bees, and its powerful taproots pack its leaves with so many nutrients that gardeners use them as fertilizer. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This herb, often administered to alleviate depression, can be recognized by the red oil in its petals that can stain skin and clothes.

Answer: St. John's Wort

It's also used in healing salves, but it shouldn't be taken internally in combination with prescription antidepressants.
2. Nepeta cataria is a relative of the mint family, as you can tell from its square stem and paired leaves. It can be made into a calming tea, but it's far more often used for a different purpose. Its common name is...?

Answer: Catnip

Of course, most people give catnip to their cats, for whom it's a powerful and apparently delightful drug. It contains the highest doses of the active ingredient when it's flowering.
3. Despite its prickly hairs, this tall dark blue and pink flowered plant can be made into soup, and its juices are soothing to skin injuries.

Answer: Borage

Its leaves taste and smell like cucumber.
4. This tall biennial blooms with crowns of white flowers that give off a strong, almost sickly sweet smell. Its stems can be candied.

Answer: Angelica

It's an especially beloved ingredient in Persian cuisine.
5. With its dramatic purple-and-yellow colour scheme, this tall, drought-resistant flower is a favourite with gardeners who want to create a dramatic midsummer garden, but it also has beneficial effects on the human immune system.

Answer: Purple coneflower

It's sold medicinally under its Latin name of Echinacea.
6. This pungent plant blooms late in the summer and is easily recognized by its fernlike leaves and yellow, buttonlike flowers. It's a prolific wildflower that is only occasionally seen in gardens, despite its attractiveness.

Answer: Tansy

It medieval Europe it was used as a flavouring for Easter pastry. It can also be used in sachets to keep insects away.
7. This fragrant, creeping, woody herb comes in many variations. It's particularly useful to beekeepers, since bees love it and it produces great-tasting honey.

Answer: Thyme

Thyme is a common cooking herb, and known for its antioxidant properties.
8. A biennial with clusters of cone-shaped yellow flowers, it enjoys sun and sand.

Answer: Evening Primrose

It's a common ingredient in medicinal teas, and is believed to regulate the hormonal system.
9. Don't try this at home, folks! Digitalis, a powerful heart stimulant, is produced by this plant, with its showy tower of clustered bells, but it's extremely poisonous and shouldn't be handled by anyone except a trained professional.

Answer: Foxglove

Despite its toxicity, foxglove is a cherished plant in English country gardens.
10. This is another plant with clusters of bell-shaped flowers. It's also well-loved by bees, and its powerful taproots pack its leaves with so many nutrients that gardeners use them as fertilizer.

Answer: Comfrey

Comfrey is also known as "knitbone" for its apparently considerable abilities to speed healing.
Source: Author SBH

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