Reference no: EM132837593
Worksheet: Medicinal plants
A) Web site name: Alderleaf Wilderness College
Read "Medicinal plants list"
1). What is the scientific name of dandelion?
2). Who should avoid taking dandelion?
3) What part of plantain is used for bug bites? ______________
4). What type of acid is found in stinging nettle? _______________________________________
5). Which plant can "create an appetite"? ______________________
6). What color are the flowers of Self-Heal (Prunella vulgaris): ______________________________________
Pick one more plant from the list.
7). Name of plant: _______________________________________
8). Describe its appearance: ________________________________________
9). Summarize the information about this plant: _____________________________________________________________
B) Web site name: New scientist magazine
Read "Herbal medicine boom threatens plants".
10). How many medicinal plants are in use worldwide? __________________
11). What percentage of these plants are still harvested from the wild? _______%
12). Which two countries supply many of these plants?
13). What is the scientific name of tetu lakha?
14) Why is tetu lakha important? _____________________________________________________________
15) Do you think that the comments by Body Shop's spokeswoman are reassuring? Explain your answer
16) Why is there little incentive to sustainably produce particular species?
17) Explain in your own words the problem with the export of African cherry.
18) Why do you think there is a lack of awareness amongst consumers?
C) Web site name: History of Aspirin
Read "History of Aspirin"
19) How does aspirin work? ________________________________________
20) What is the connection between aspirin and willow trees? ______________
21) When did Buchner isolate salicin? __________________
22) What advance was made by Rafaele Piria? __________________________
23) What is the problem with salicylic acid? ____________________________
24) For which painful disease did Hoffmann first use aspirin? _______________
25) Which two trademarks once belonged to Bayer?
D) Web site name: Science Daily
26) What are the symptoms of norovirus infection? ______________________
27) What is unusual about this vaccine? ________________________________
28) What is one advantage of using plants to produce vaccines? ____________
29) Why is it hard to develop a vaccine for noroviruses?
30) Why is this virus as important as ‘flu ? _____________________________
31) Why don't you have to worry about virus removal when using plants?
32) When will clinical trials start? ____________________________________
E) Research another species of medicinal plant
Use a search engine to find information about another example of a medicinal plant, and answer the questions below:
33) What plant did you pick? ______________________________________
34) What medicinal properties does it have? ___________________________
35) Where does this plant grow in the wild? _____________________________
36) Summarize the other information you have obtained about this plant:
Attachment:- Medicinal plants.rar