AROMA 304 Exam #1 Questions with correct answers
Recent research has shown Helichrysum angustifolium to be effective against
which of the following?
Candida
Gram negative bacteria
Gram positive bacteria
Both b & c. - ✔✔Both b & c.
Which of the following contraindications and precautions should be observed
when using Helichrysum angustifolium or H. italicum?
Avoid with anti-coagulant medication
Avoid with other oils
Apply a skin patch test.
Avoid with high blood pressure - ✔✔Avoid with anti-coagulant medication
To produce Immortelle essential oil, the plant should be harvested when
flowering and can be steam distilled from the flowering tops of which of the
following?
Helichrysum angustifolium
Helichrysum orientale
Helichrysum italicum
All of the above - ✔✔All of the above
,Why is it important to know the Latin binomial of essential oils?
Ensure the oil has been produced from the correct botanical or plant.
It is not important to know the Latin names.
Common names can be used instead.
To expand one's Latin vocabulary. - ✔✔Ensure the oil has been produced from
the correct botanical or plant
T/F: Immortelle has an oily feel when rubbed between the fingers. - ✔✔True
T/F: Jasmine sambac is contraindicated during breast-feeding because research
has shown that Jasmine sambac has the ability to suppress lactation. - ✔✔True
Jasmine essential oil is said to have a direct influence on which body system?
Respiratory
Nervous
Endocrine
Digestive - ✔✔Nervous
When is the best time to harvest Jasmine ?
,Spring
Mid-morning after the dew has dried
Late evening
Anytime - ✔✔Mid-morning after the dew has dried
Jasmine's aroma is:
Heady and warm
Sharp and distinctive
Cooling
Herbaceous - ✔✔Heady and warm
Jasminum officinale flowers are harvested after the dew has dried before mid-
morning and the oil is usually extracted by:
Steam distillation
Water distillation
Solvent extraction
Expression - ✔✔Solvent extraction
"Helichrysum" comes from the Greek word __________, meaning "sun" and
chrysos meaning "gold." - ✔✔helios
Helichrysum angustifolium is supportive when which of the following is present?
, Bruising
Scarring
Poor circulation
All of the above - ✔✔All of the above
Which varieties of jasmine are most commonly used for aromatherapy?
Jasminum grandiflorum
Jasminum sambac
None of these
Both A & B - ✔✔Both A & B
T/F: The toxic rating for jasmine is I and a skin patch test is required. - ✔✔True
What is the difference between Helichrysum angustifolia and Helichrysum
italicum?
Different plant parts used to make the oil
They are from different countries of origin
They are not the same plant
They are the same plant - ✔✔They are the same plant
A GC analysis of Helichrysum italicum has revealed which of the following
constituents?
Recent research has shown Helichrysum angustifolium to be effective against
which of the following?
Candida
Gram negative bacteria
Gram positive bacteria
Both b & c. - ✔✔Both b & c.
Which of the following contraindications and precautions should be observed
when using Helichrysum angustifolium or H. italicum?
Avoid with anti-coagulant medication
Avoid with other oils
Apply a skin patch test.
Avoid with high blood pressure - ✔✔Avoid with anti-coagulant medication
To produce Immortelle essential oil, the plant should be harvested when
flowering and can be steam distilled from the flowering tops of which of the
following?
Helichrysum angustifolium
Helichrysum orientale
Helichrysum italicum
All of the above - ✔✔All of the above
,Why is it important to know the Latin binomial of essential oils?
Ensure the oil has been produced from the correct botanical or plant.
It is not important to know the Latin names.
Common names can be used instead.
To expand one's Latin vocabulary. - ✔✔Ensure the oil has been produced from
the correct botanical or plant
T/F: Immortelle has an oily feel when rubbed between the fingers. - ✔✔True
T/F: Jasmine sambac is contraindicated during breast-feeding because research
has shown that Jasmine sambac has the ability to suppress lactation. - ✔✔True
Jasmine essential oil is said to have a direct influence on which body system?
Respiratory
Nervous
Endocrine
Digestive - ✔✔Nervous
When is the best time to harvest Jasmine ?
,Spring
Mid-morning after the dew has dried
Late evening
Anytime - ✔✔Mid-morning after the dew has dried
Jasmine's aroma is:
Heady and warm
Sharp and distinctive
Cooling
Herbaceous - ✔✔Heady and warm
Jasminum officinale flowers are harvested after the dew has dried before mid-
morning and the oil is usually extracted by:
Steam distillation
Water distillation
Solvent extraction
Expression - ✔✔Solvent extraction
"Helichrysum" comes from the Greek word __________, meaning "sun" and
chrysos meaning "gold." - ✔✔helios
Helichrysum angustifolium is supportive when which of the following is present?
, Bruising
Scarring
Poor circulation
All of the above - ✔✔All of the above
Which varieties of jasmine are most commonly used for aromatherapy?
Jasminum grandiflorum
Jasminum sambac
None of these
Both A & B - ✔✔Both A & B
T/F: The toxic rating for jasmine is I and a skin patch test is required. - ✔✔True
What is the difference between Helichrysum angustifolia and Helichrysum
italicum?
Different plant parts used to make the oil
They are from different countries of origin
They are not the same plant
They are the same plant - ✔✔They are the same plant
A GC analysis of Helichrysum italicum has revealed which of the following
constituents?
