Glycosides

Question 1

Cascara Sagrada

Answer 1

Chittern Bark
Rhamnus purshianus

Question 2

Aloe

Answer 2

Aloe barbadensis (Curacao aloe)
Aloe Africana
Aloe spicata (Cape aloe)

Question 3

Buckthorn Bark

Answer 3

Rhamnus frangula

Question 4

Rhubarb

Answer 4

Rheum officinale, palmatum

Question 5

Chrysarobin

Answer 5

Andira araroba

Question 6

Senna

Answer 6

Cassia acutifolia (aka Alexandria senna)
Cassia angustifolia (Tinnevelly senna)

Question 7

Danthrone/Chrysazin

Answer 7

1,8-dihydroxyanthraquinone

Question 8

Agave

Answer 8

Agave sisalana

Question 9

Strophanthus

Answer 9

Kombe Seeds
Strophanthus kombe

Question 10

Smilax

Answer 10

Sarsaparilla
Smilax ornata

Question 11

Yam

Answer 11

Dioscorea spiculiflora

Question 12

Ginseng

Answer 12

Panax quinquefolius

Question 13

Glycyrrhiza

Answer 13

“Licorice root”
Glycyrrhiza glabra

Question 14

Wild Cherry

Answer 14

Prunus virginiana/wild black cherry tree
Prunus serotina

Question 15

Almond

Answer 15

Prunus amygdalus

Question 16

Apricot pits

Answer 16

Prunus armeniaca

Question 17

Black mustard

Answer 17

Sinapis nigra, Brown Mustard
Brassica nigra

Question 18

White mustard

Answer 18

Sinapis alba
Brassica alba

Question 19

Garlic

Answer 19

Allium sativum

Question 20

Hesperidin

Answer 20

Cirantrin
Citrus

Question 21

Passiflora

Answer 21

Passiflora incarnata

Question 22

Salicin

Answer 22

Salix purpurea
Salix fragilis

Question 23

Populin

Answer 23

Populus tremula

Question 24

Vanillin

Mexican or Vera Cruz Vanilla /Bourbon Vanilla
Tahiti Vanilla

Answer 24

Vanilla planifolia
Vanilla tahitensis

Question 25

Coumarin (Rat Poison) Sweet vernal grass Sweet clover Sweet-scented bedstraw Red clover Tonka beans

Answer 25

Anthoxanthum odoratum Melilotus albus, or Melilotus officinalis Galium triflorum Trifolium pretense Dipteryx odorata

Question 26

Psoralens

Answer 26

Bishop’s flower Ammi majus

Question 27

Cantharides

Answer 27

Spanish flies, Russian flies, or Blistering flies Cantharis vesicatoria

Question 28

Bishydroxycoumarin/Dicumarol

Answer 28

Melilotus officinalis

Question 29

Uva-ursi

Answer 29

Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Question 30

Uroshiol

Answer 30

Poison ivy Rhus radicans Poison oak Rhus Toxicodendron

Question 31

Digitalis

Answer 31

Foxglove, purple foxglove; fairy gloves Digitalis purpurea

Question 32

Convallaria

Answer 32

Lily of the valley Convallaria majalis

Question 33

Black Indian Hemp, Dog Bane, Canadian Hemp

Answer 33

Apocynum canabinum

Question 34

Adonis

Answer 34

Pheasant’s eye Adonis vernalis

Question 35

Black hellebore

Answer 35

Christmas Rose Helleborus niger

Question 36

Strophantus

Answer 36

Strophanthus kombe

Question 37

Squill

Answer 37

Urginea maritima

Question 38

Ouabain

Answer 38

Strophanthus gratus Acokanthera schimperi

Question 39

Grecian foxglove

Answer 39

Woolly Foxglove leaf, Austrial Digitalis Digitalis lanata

Question 40

Oleander

Answer 40

Nerium oleander

Question 41

Use of anthraquinone gylcosides

Answer 41

stimulant laxative/Cathartics (except chrysarobin)

Question 42

Saponin

Answer 42

Form a froth when shaken with water Sternutatory – irritate the mucous membrane Destroys RBC by hemolysis Precursor of steroidal drugs - Diosgenin and botogenin from Dioscorea Fish poisons