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Quiz about Basic Botany at Herbies Herbal Shop
Quiz about Basic Botany at Herbies Herbal Shop

Basic Botany at Herbie's Herbal Shop Quiz


Herbs, herbs everywhere at Herbie's Herbal Shop! Other natural products too! I'm Herbie the Herbalist. Please come in. As we go through each remedy, I'll try to relieve what ails you while teaching you some basics of botany. Feel better & be smarter!

A multiple-choice quiz by gracious1. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
gracious1
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
356,002
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
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Avg Score
8 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. To relieve dyspepsia, nausea, or flatulence, try the tough, protective outer sheath of the trunk, branches, and twigs of this evergreen tree, Cinnamomum zeylanicum. I refer to the tree's... Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. For that minor rash on your skin, use this cream, made with the extract of the seed-bearing part of pot marigold, consisting of reproductive organs surrounded by a brightly colored corolla and a green calyx. I mean the... Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Certain insects feast on flowers and produce this sweet liquid which may actually help your glycemic (blood-sugar) problems, and you may also use it as an ointment on minor scrapes. So please take this jar of... Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. For your nausea, I recommend Zingiber officinale, but just the part that is a continuously growing horizontal underground stem that puts out lateral shoots and adventitious roots intervals. I'm referring to ginger... Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. To boost your immune system and possibly shake your cold, use the part of coneflower (Echinacea) that attaches the plant to the ground, conveying water and nourishment to the rest of the plant via numerous branches and fibers. So have some Echinacea... Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Introduced to fix nitrogen in soil, kudzu has become a noxious weed throughout the southeastern USA. But one agronomist at the USDA believes that the seeds, which are found in a pod that splits open along both sides upon maturity, may be useful in treating alcoholism. So kudzu is actually a... Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Flax is used to make linen, but it has medicinal and nutritional properties, too. Its unit of reproduction, a small embryonic plant enclosed in a covering, contains lignans, omega-3 fatty acids, and fiber, which give it antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and laxative properties. You'll need a whole bag of them, the flax... Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The next time you get a migraine, try chewing on the flattened, green, bladelike structures of the feverfew plant - its main organs of photosynthesis and transpiration. I mean the... Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. For your weight problems, try using the oil from the fruit of the coconut palm, which is NOT a nut but a drupe, a fruit in which an outer fleshy part surrounds a pit or stone with a kernel inside it. Many other flowering plants produce drupes, but NOT the... Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Garlic will supposedly help your atherosclerosis, heart disease, and high blood pressure. You can get it pulverized, but why not start fresh, using the short stem with fleshy leaves or leaf bases. I'm talking about the underground storage organ, or the... Hint



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1. To relieve dyspepsia, nausea, or flatulence, try the tough, protective outer sheath of the trunk, branches, and twigs of this evergreen tree, Cinnamomum zeylanicum. I refer to the tree's...

Answer: bark

Many cultures have traditionally used cinnamon bark to relieve gastrointestinal problems. Generally the inner bark is used. Ground into a powder, it also makes a delicious spice on French toast!
2. For that minor rash on your skin, use this cream, made with the extract of the seed-bearing part of pot marigold, consisting of reproductive organs surrounded by a brightly colored corolla and a green calyx. I mean the...

Answer: flowers

The corolla refers to the petals and the calyx refers to the green, leaflike things that enclose the petals. The reproductive organs would be the stamens (male) and the carpels (female).

Pot marigold is Calendula oficinalis. Made into a compound or cream, naturopaths may suggest the flowers for minor burns, diaper rash, eczema or bee stings. A tincture is used internally for indigestion and externally for earaches. Supposedly an infusion of the flowers is also good for fever.
3. Certain insects feast on flowers and produce this sweet liquid which may actually help your glycemic (blood-sugar) problems, and you may also use it as an ointment on minor scrapes. So please take this jar of...

Answer: honey

The honeybee (genus Apis) consumes nectar found in flowers. She mixes the nectar with her salivary enzymes, and then back at the beehive she regurgitates it into honey. Sounds awful but tastes wonderful. Honey's acidity gives it antimicrobial properties. Some sources have suggested that as honey has antiseptic properties it can even treat minor scrapes and burns. The polyphenols in honey are antioxidants which reduce free radicals in the body, which may in turn reduce your risk for cancer and heart disease.

Pollen has medicinal use, too, but it's not a liquid! Nectar is what the plant provides, not what the insect produces.
4. For your nausea, I recommend Zingiber officinale, but just the part that is a continuously growing horizontal underground stem that puts out lateral shoots and adventitious roots intervals. I'm referring to ginger...

Answer: rhizome

A well-known remedy for nausea is the rhizome of ginger, sometimes referred to as ginger root, although not correctly. The part you see in the shops is really a stem that grows underground and has roots that grow on it (adventitious roots) and also shoots that grow out sideways (lateral shoots). This is also the part that is pulverized for use in cooking.
5. To boost your immune system and possibly shake your cold, use the part of coneflower (Echinacea) that attaches the plant to the ground, conveying water and nourishment to the rest of the plant via numerous branches and fibers. So have some Echinacea...

Answer: root

Roots bring hydration and nutrition to plants. The root of narrow-leaf coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia) was historically a part of Native American medicine and adopted by European colonizers. The active components are the roots' polysaccharides, alkylamides, and cichoric acid, which protects collagen from damage due to free radicals.

It became popular as a cold remedy in the U.S. and in Europe in 1930s (though I believe they used purple coneflower, or Echinacea purpurea in Europe). The efficacy of this remedy is disputed, but it certainly seems to do no harm.
6. Introduced to fix nitrogen in soil, kudzu has become a noxious weed throughout the southeastern USA. But one agronomist at the USDA believes that the seeds, which are found in a pod that splits open along both sides upon maturity, may be useful in treating alcoholism. So kudzu is actually a...

Answer: legume

Legumes have dehiscent pods, meaning they split upon maturity, and their root nodules contain symbiotic bacteria able to fix nitrogen. Unfortunately, when kudzu was brought to the USA from Japan for this purpose, it became an invasive species. Hard to believe that this ivy-looking plant which covers trees like a blanket is in the same category as peanuts, lentils, peas, and soybeans! The Chinese have traditionally used kudzu as a remedy for alcoholism and hangovers, which may be what inspired the USDA to investigate.
7. Flax is used to make linen, but it has medicinal and nutritional properties, too. Its unit of reproduction, a small embryonic plant enclosed in a covering, contains lignans, omega-3 fatty acids, and fiber, which give it antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and laxative properties. You'll need a whole bag of them, the flax...

Answer: seeds

Seeds are the product of the ripened ovule ("small egg"), after fertilization. Think of them as little embryos and perhaps a bit of food (endosperm) in a a seed coat.

If you use flaxseed, a/k/a linseed, as a laxative, please take plenty of water;
we don't want a blockage! You may want to grind the seed into flaxmeal (or buy it ready-made) because it can be difficult to chew thoroughly and digest properly.

The oil has lignans, but no fiber, and it is not the unit of reproduction; the seed is. Many vegans take oil from flaxseed instead of salmon oil to get omega-3 fatty acids. Sesame and pumpkin seeds also contain lignans.
8. The next time you get a migraine, try chewing on the flattened, green, bladelike structures of the feverfew plant - its main organs of photosynthesis and transpiration. I mean the...

Answer: leaves

The main organs of photosynthesis (making food from sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide) and transpiration (release of water vapor) are the leaves, of course. The chloroplasts in the leaves contain chlorophyll, vital to the capture the sun's energy. An important by-product of photosynthesis is oxygen, needed for most living things on Earth (including the plants themselves).

Feverfew as a remedy for migraines was first documented the first century A.D. by the Greek herbalist Dioscorides.
9. For your weight problems, try using the oil from the fruit of the coconut palm, which is NOT a nut but a drupe, a fruit in which an outer fleshy part surrounds a pit or stone with a kernel inside it. Many other flowering plants produce drupes, but NOT the...

Answer: apple tree

Coffee "beans" are also drupes, as are pistachio "nuts", not to mention cherries, apricots, mangoes, jujubes, and nectarines. A drupe is any fruit with a shell (a pit or stone) made from the flower's ovary wall, that contains a seed (kernel) and is surrounded by yummy flesh (mesocarp) and skin (exocarp).

Apples and pears are pomaceous fruit, which means they have a core (fused carpels) instead of a stone or pit. Carpels are are the female reproductive organs in plants.

Regarding the coconut... The theory is that the medium-chain triglycerides in coconut oil are less likely to end up as stored fat (adipose tissue) than the long-chain triglycerides found in other vegetable oils.
10. Garlic will supposedly help your atherosclerosis, heart disease, and high blood pressure. You can get it pulverized, but why not start fresh, using the short stem with fleshy leaves or leaf bases. I'm talking about the underground storage organ, or the...

Answer: bulb

Garlic, or Allium sativum, has antibiotic and antifungal properties and yields various cardiovascular effects, such as dilation of blood vessels. It is also a deliciously pungent seasoning that mellows with cooking. Onions, shallots, and tulips also grow from bulbs.
Source: Author gracious1

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