This document contains 20 multiple choice questions about Chapter Six of GNS 311, which covers various topics relating to traditional medicine and herbal therapy. The questions test knowledge about specific medicinal herbs like Carica papaya and Bambusa vulgaris and their uses, herbalism terminology, challenges in herbal medicine usage, and methods of preparing herbal remedies like infusion. Correct answers are provided for each question.
This document contains 20 multiple choice questions about Chapter Six of GNS 311, which covers various topics relating to traditional medicine and herbal therapy. The questions test knowledge about specific medicinal herbs like Carica papaya and Bambusa vulgaris and their uses, herbalism terminology, challenges in herbal medicine usage, and methods of preparing herbal remedies like infusion. Correct answers are provided for each question.
This document contains 20 multiple choice questions about Chapter Six of GNS 311, which covers various topics relating to traditional medicine and herbal therapy. The questions test knowledge about specific medicinal herbs like Carica papaya and Bambusa vulgaris and their uses, herbalism terminology, challenges in herbal medicine usage, and methods of preparing herbal remedies like infusion. Correct answers are provided for each question.
a. Traditional medicine b. Herbal medicine c. Spiritual therapy d. Medicinal herbs ANSWER: A 2. The method of using local plants to cure mental or physical imbalances is called a. Traditional medicine b. Herbal therapy c. Traditional treatments d. None of the above ANSWER: B 3. Phytochemicals can be found in a. Animals b. Plants c. Oceans d. Fungi ANSWER: B 4. Traditional herbs can also be used for surgical dressings a. True b. False ANSWER: A 5. Carica papaya can be used to treat a. Erectile dysfunction b. Mild convulsion c. Headache d. Coughs ANSWER: B 6. Bambusa vulgaris can be used to treat a. Respiratory diseases b. Mental sickness c. Coughs d. Septic boil ANSWER: A 7. Ocimum gratissimum is called-------------- in English language a. Bitter leaf b. Tea bush c. Sweet leaf d. Sour leaf ANSWER: B 8. The English name for Bambusa vulgaris is a. Vulgar bush plant b. Bamboo c. Sugarcane d. Stem plant ANSWER: B 9. Medicinal herbs can also be used as a. Food b. Antipyretic c. Antimalaria d. All of the above ANSWER: D 10. Pawpaw leaves can be used to treat a. Gonorrhoea b. Syphilis c. All of the above d. None of the above ANSWER: C 11. Chewing of medicinal herbs for treatment is also practiced a. True b. False ANSWER: A 12. All plants that can be used as food by wild animals can be consumed by humans a. False b. True ANSWER: A 13. Proper identification of plants is not necessary in the use of traditional herbs a. False b. True c. Some of the time ANSWER: A 14. --------------- is one of the challenges in the usage of traditional herbs a. Misidentification of herbs b. Lack of Plant collection kits c. Presence of big forests d. All of the above ANSWER: A 15. ------------------- can be used as a traditional herb a. Baby powder b. Vaseline c. Ginger d. Paracetamol ANSWER: C 16. ------------------ can be used to improve the usage of medicinal herbs a. Tissue culture b. Agrobacterium tumafasciens c. Botanical gardens d. All of the above ANSWER: D 17. The use of medicinal herbs and orthodox medicine are complementary a. True b. False ANSWER: A 18. It is a --------- that traditional herbs are very effective a. Myth b. Fallacy c. Fact d. None of the above ANSWER: C 19. Medicinal herbs can involve the killing of animals a. True b. False c. None of the above ANSWER: B 20. Use of traditional plants by infusion involves a. applying the whole plant b. Extracting the active components by steeping in water c. Fusion of the plant with another d. All of the above ANSWER: B