Traditional Medicine vs Synthetic Drugs Quiz
15 Questions
0 Views

Traditional Medicine vs Synthetic Drugs Quiz

Created by
@AutonomousSulfur

Podcast Beta

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

Which book is mentioned in the text that has a connection to modern drug discovery?

  • The Prescription for Emergency disease (correct)
  • The King of Herbs
  • Shen nong Ben cao Jing
  • The Art of Medicinal Plants

    • What is the main mission of IMPLAD, as mentioned in the text?

  • To sell medicinal plants for profit
  • To promote traditional Chinese medicine globally
  • To preserve and develop medicinal plant resources (correct)
  • To discover new medicinal plants

    • Which plant, known as the king of herbs, is mentioned to have already gone extinct in the wild?

  • Ren Shen (correct)
  • Hong Ge
  • Artemisinin
  • Tu Youyou

    • What does the text mention as a challenge in making products from highly diverse but morphologically similar plants?

    <p>Different therapeutic effects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of Dr. Tu Youyou's work as mentioned in the text?

    <p>She received the Nobel Prize in 2015 for discovering Artemisinin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main idea conveyed by the author's reflection on working at a drug company?

    <p>Traditional medicine offers a vast resource of proven drugs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is the Institute of Medicinal Plant Development in Beijing contributing to research?

    <p>By preserving medicinal plant resources.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) from modern drug development?

    <p>TCM uses medicinal plants with centuries of human testing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why does Dr. Chang Liu use genomics to study medicinal plants at the Beijing Medicinal Gardens?

    <p>To analyze the chemical composition of medicinal plants.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What historical work is referred to as the 'Chinese pharmacopeia' in ancient China?

    <p>'Ben Cao Gang Mu'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of Shen Nong's actions mentioned in the text?

    <p>He conducted the first personal trials on medicinal plants</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is the book 'The Prescription for Emergency disease' mentioned in the text?

    <p>It has a connection to modern drug discovery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is IMPLAD's role in the medicinal plant industry as highlighted in the text?

    <p>Preserving and utilizing medicinal plant resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is the extinction of Ren Shen mentioned as a problem in the text?

    <p>It affects the availability of a key medicinal herb</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do morphologically similar plants with different chemical compositions pose a problem in product manufacturing according to the text?

    <p>They result in inconsistencies in product quality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    More Like This

    Use Quizgecko on...
    Browser
    Open
    Browser
    Browser