Natural Products Lecture

Front 1

Drugs from natural sources

Back 1

Pharmacognosy

Front 2

Folklore is primarily with ________.

Back 2

plants

Front 3

The amount of information passed down from generations either in written or verbal form.

Back 3

Folklore

Front 4

Plant used to treat fever associated with malaria.

Back 4

Cinchona Bark

Front 5

Natural product alkaloid of cinchona bark which has activity against malaria.

Back 5

quinine

Front 6

Natural product alkaloid of cinchona bark which has activity against heart arrhythmias.

Back 6

Quinidine

Front 7

Common flower used to treat dropsy.

Back 7

Foxglove

Front 8

Important glycoside isolated from foxglove used in the treatment of CHF.

Back 8

Digoxin

Front 9

Genus is written first followed by species.

Back 9

True

Front 10

Species is always capitalized, not genus.

Back 10

False

Front 11

What is most responsible for human allergies?

Back 11

Pollen

Front 12

What does poison ivy and oak contain that causes its reaction?

Back 12

Resin

Front 13

True or False
The leaf of the tomato is highly poisonous.

Back 13

True

Front 14

Caster bean plant contains _______ which is toxic.

Back 14

Ricin

Front 15

Caffeine is a stimulant and diuretic.

Back 15

True

Front 16

What year was the first law passed dealing with fraud?

Back 16

1906

Front 17

What year did the FDA require a drug to be safe before being placed on the market?

Back 17

1938

Front 18

When was safety and efficacy required before a drug could be placed on the market?

Back 18

1962

Front 19

Which act classified herbs and botanicals as dietary supplements?

Back 19

DSHEA

Front 20

Any herb or botanical on the market before ____________ was assumed to be safe; safety is almost always based on folklore.

Back 20

October 15, 1994

Front 21

A label on a dietary supplement can claim to treat a disease state.

Back 21

False

Front 22

OTC are FDA proven safe and efficacious.

Back 22

True

Front 23

The FDA reserves the right to remove a dietary supplement off the market if they prove that it is unsafe.

Back 23

True

Front 24

Since June 2007, There is NO quality control and rules for developing dietary supplements.

Back 24

False

Front 25

Since December 2006, there is NO system for reporting adverse events for dietary supplements.

Back 25

False

Front 26

What is the most common solvent used for extraction?

Back 26

Water

Front 27

True or False
Alcohols and alcohol-water based solvents are commonly used in extraction.

Back 27

True

Front 28

What is used to extract cinchona?

Back 28

Hot water

Front 29

Extraction of one liquid substance into another liquid substance.

Back 29

Liquid extraction

Front 30

True or False
Solid extractions do not require a solvent because the liquid has been evaporated.

Back 30

True

Front 31

What does natural product does tea contain that makes it more tart?

Back 31

Tanines

Front 32

True or False
Instant coffee is a solid type of extraction.

Back 32

True

Front 33

An assay procedure that allows scientist to separate natural products into fractions and extract the active product.

Back 33

Bioassay fractionation

Front 34

Which law contained a clause giving the FDA the right to remove a dietary supplement deemed unsafe from the market?

Back 34

DSHEA

Front 35

About ___% of dietary supplements are bought online.

Back 35

50%

Front 36

True or False
Chemical markers are thought to be the active ingredient of the natural product.

Back 36

True