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FINAL BSCI #1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) | A holistic system focused on balance using food, herbs, acupuncture, and lifestyle practices. |
| Mutual Accentuation | Two herbs with similar effects increase each other's therapeutic power. |
| Mutual Enhancement | One herb improves the effectiveness of another. |
| Mutual Counteraction | One substance reduces toxicity of another. |
| Mutual Suppression | One substance reduces side effects of another. |
| Mutual Antagonism | Two substances reduce each other's effectiveness. |
| Mutual Incompatibility | Combination of two substances becomes toxic. |
| Single Effect Therapy | Use of a single herb for treatment. |
| Alkaloids | Nitrogen-containing plant compounds with bitter taste that affect the nervous system. |
| Examples of Alkaloids | Caffeine, nicotine, morphine, cocaine, quinine, ephedrine. |
| Glycosides | Compounds made of a sugar attached to an active chemical component. |
| Cyanogenic Glycosides | Produce cyanide; found in cassava and apricot pits. |
| Cardioactive Glycosides | Steroid-based compounds that affect heart muscle contraction; used in heart failure treatment. |
| Saponins | Plant compounds with limited medicinal value; some may be toxic. |
| Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) | A biennial flowering plant used to produce heart medications. |
| Digoxin | Cardiac drug that strengthens heartbeat and is cleared by kidneys. |
| Digitoxin | Long-lasting cardiac drug with slower removal from the body. |
| Digitalis Effects | Slows heart rate and increases strength of contraction, improving circulation. |
| Digitalis Toxicity | Overdose can cause nausea, vomiting, arrhythmia, and death. |
| William Withering | Doctor who identified proper dosage of foxglove in 1785. |
| Willow Bark | Natural source of salicylic acid used for pain, fever, and inflammation relief. |
| Aspirin (Salicylic Acid) | Derived from willow bark; anti-inflammatory, pain-relieving, and fever-reducing drug. |
| Side Effects of Aspirin | Stomach irritation and risk of Reye's syndrome in children. |
| Cinchona Tree | Source of quinine used to treat malaria. |
| Quinine | Alkaloid that kills malaria parasites and reduces fever. |
| Malaria | Disease caused by Plasmodium parasites transmitted by mosquitoes. |
| History of Quinine Use | First used in the 1600s after recovery of Countess of Chinchón. |
| Snakeroot (Rauwolfia serpentina) | Plant used to treat hypertension and mental disorders. |
| Reserpine | Alkaloid used as a sedative and for treating high blood pressure and schizophrenia. |
| Aloe Vera | Succulent plant used to treat skin conditions and burns. |
| Aloe Uses | Used for burns, wounds, rashes, eczema, and cosmetic products. |
| Aloe Sap Compounds | Contains aloin, which has healing and laxative properties. |
| Medicinal Plants | Plants that produce chemical compounds used for nutrition, healing, or physiological effects in humans. |
| Hippocrates | Father of Medicine Known as the 'father of medicine,' promoted herbal remedies in ancient Greece. |
| Dioscorides | Roman physician who wrote De Materia Medica, documenting over 600 medicinal plants. |
| Traditional Chinese Medicine (Pun-tsao) | Ancient Chinese herbal system describing thousands of plant-based remedies. |
| Ayurvedic Medicine | Ancient Indian medical system based on the Rig-Veda and holistic health practices. |
| Badianus Manuscript | Aztec medical text documenting plant-based treatments compiled by Martín de la Cruz. |
| Age of Herbals (1400s Europe) | Renaissance period when herbal medicine was revived and widely published due to the printing press. |
| Examples of Doctrine of Signatures | Liverwort for liver disease, bloodwort for blood disorders, walnuts for brain health, mandrake for fertility. |
| Herbal Medicine in Modern Drugs | About 25% of prescription drugs contain plant-derived compounds. |
| Aspirin Origin | Derived from salicylic acid found in willow bark. |
| Global Herbal Use Today | Up to 90% of rural populations rely on herbal medicine. |
| Secondary Plant Compounds | Chemicals produced by plants mainly for defense against herbivores, microbes, and environmental stress. |
| Doctrine of Signatures | Belief that plants resemble the body parts they treat (shape indicates medicinal use). |
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