PHARMACOLOGY
-WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
,Sambong (Blumea balsamifera) - CORRECT ANSWERS-A HERBAL MEDICINE THAT:
*Anti-urolithiasis (kidney stones)
*promotes diuresis
*reduces edema
*brings down fever
*aids in treating cough and cold
Ampalaya (Momordica charantia) - CORRECT ANSWERS-A herbal medicine that:
*lowers blood sugar level and anti-diabetes
Tsaang gubat (Carmona retusa) - CORRECT ANSWERS-For mouthwash to prevent
tooth decay, abdominal pain, diarrhea
Answer: Acapulco (Cassia alata) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Used to treat ringworms and
fungal infections
a. Bayabas
b. Acapulco
c. Bawang
Answer: Lagundi (Vitex negundo) - CORRECT ANSWERS-known in English as the "5-
leaved chaste tree". It's main use is for the relief of coughs and asthma.
Answer: Ulasimang bato/ pansit-pansitan (peperomia pellucida) - CORRECT
ANSWERS-anti-hyperurisemia that can causes GOUT or increase URIC ACID
a. Sambong
b. bawang
c. Ulasimang-Bato
Eulexin - CORRECT ANSWERS-Antiandrogen used to treat prostate cancer
a. Eulexin
b. Ribocin
,c. Taxol
Answer: Bawang (Allium sativum) - CORRECT ANSWERS-anti-cholesterol /anti-
hypertension
a. Bayabas
b. Bawang
c. Ampalaya
Answer:Bayabas/Guava (Psidium guajava) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Oral/Skin antisetic
a. Bayabas
b. Ampalaya
c. Sambong
Answer: Yerba-buena (Mentha arvensis) - CORRECT ANSWERS-analgesic or anti-
pyretic
CHOICES:
a. Sambong
b. Ulasimang Bato
C. Yerba-Buena
Answer: Concoction - CORRECT ANSWERS-a mixture of various ingredients or
elements: a ____ of gables, shingles, stained glass, and towers inspired by English
medieval houses.
• an elaborate story, especially a fabrication: her story is an improbable concoction.
CHOICES:
a. Concoction
b. Decoction
Answer: Decoction - CORRECT ANSWERS-A medicine or flavoring created by
extracting a substance by boiling it.
CHOICES:
, a. Concoction
b. Decoction
Alkaloids - CORRECT ANSWERS-*it is the most active component in plants react with
acids to form a salt that's able to dissolve more readily in body fluids
*increases the VS of the patient (atropine, caffeine, nicotine)
Glycosides - CORRECT ANSWERS-*both beneficial and toxic effects (lower the V.S of
the patient)
Digoxin - CORRECT ANSWERS-to lower the heart rate of the patient
GUMS - CORRECT ANSWERS-the ability to attract and hold water (seaweed
extraction/seaweed with Starch)
a. GUMS
b. RESINS
RESINS - CORRECT ANSWERS-source (pine tree) that commonly act as local irritants
or as laxatives and caustic agent
a. GUMS
b. RESINS
OILS - CORRECT ANSWERS-Thick and sometimes greasy liquids, are classified as
volatile or fixed.
Answer: Volatile Oil - CORRECT ANSWERS-readily evaporate, includes peppermint,
spearmint and juniper
a. Fixed Oil
b. Volatile Oil