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Quiz about Medicinal Plants
Quiz about Medicinal Plants

Medicinal Plants Trivia Quiz


A great of medicines are derived frome plants, how well-informed are you in the history of medicinal plants?

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
41,956
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
Plays
1703
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Peachie13 (10/10), Guest 73 (3/10), Guest 68 (2/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Approximately, what percentage of all prescription made for drugs in the USA are derived from plants? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In the Rig Veda, Aryuvedic medicine describes treating snakebites with reserpine. What plant is reserpine derived from? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Foxglove (digitalis purpurea) can aid in the tone and rythmn of the heart. What is the primary ingredient which is so conducive to the heart? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Cinchona, feverbark, was nearly made extinct from over-collection of it in the Andes jungles. What disease was it used to cure? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Americans consume over 80 million tablets of aspirin a year. What plant does it originate from? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Queen Anne's Lace was used in the past for abortion and contraception. What is the active ingredient which makes this plant so efficacious? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What plant filled the court rooms and hospital during the spread of Yersina pestis...it was believed the terpenes inside this plant stopped the 'bug' in its tracks? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What is the substance in soybeans thought to stop blood-flow to cancer cells, hence crippling the spread of cancer? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What plant did the colonists in the 13 colonies brew for tea, after the Boston Tea Party? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What did the Incas call the 'divine plant'? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Approximately, what percentage of all prescription made for drugs in the USA are derived from plants?

Answer: 25-50

2. In the Rig Veda, Aryuvedic medicine describes treating snakebites with reserpine. What plant is reserpine derived from?

Answer: Rauvolfia serpentina

3. Foxglove (digitalis purpurea) can aid in the tone and rythmn of the heart. What is the primary ingredient which is so conducive to the heart?

Answer: glycosides

4. Cinchona, feverbark, was nearly made extinct from over-collection of it in the Andes jungles. What disease was it used to cure?

Answer: malaria

Cinchona is the source of quinine - used to cure malaria.
5. Americans consume over 80 million tablets of aspirin a year. What plant does it originate from?

Answer: Willow tree

6. Queen Anne's Lace was used in the past for abortion and contraception. What is the active ingredient which makes this plant so efficacious?

Answer: ferujol

Daucus carota is part of the fennel family - silphium.
7. What plant filled the court rooms and hospital during the spread of Yersina pestis...it was believed the terpenes inside this plant stopped the 'bug' in its tracks?

Answer: Artemisia

8. What is the substance in soybeans thought to stop blood-flow to cancer cells, hence crippling the spread of cancer?

Answer: genistein

9. What plant did the colonists in the 13 colonies brew for tea, after the Boston Tea Party?

Answer: Bee balm

10. What did the Incas call the 'divine plant'?

Answer: Erythroxylon

Erythoxlon cocoa, the common plant derivative for cocaine.
Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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