Uncover the Secrets of Humoral Medicine
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Who made humoral medicine the cornerstone of medicine in Europe for the next 1500 years?

  • Avicenna
  • Galen (correct)
  • Paracelsus
  • Hippocrates

    • Which element is associated with the temperament 'Choleric'?

  • Water
  • Air
  • Earth
  • Fire (correct)

    • Who is considered the originator of modern medicine and the founder of chemical pharmacology?

  • Avicenna
  • Hippocrates
  • Galen
  • Paracelsus (correct)

    • Which plant is known for its toxic alkaloids and can cause hallucinations and delirium?

    <p>Datura Stramonium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which plant is used as a sleep aid and to relax an excited nervous system?

    <p>Passion Flower</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which plant is known as 'Rosemary for Remembrance' and is used for hair growth, focus, headaches, and circulation?

    <p>Rosmarinus officinalis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which ancient civilization developed the Humoral Medical Theory?

    <p>Greeks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which tissue state is characterized by tissues that lack tone and are unable to hold fluids, leading to fluids that leak or run freely?

    <p>Damp-laxity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which tissue state is characterized by dry and withered tissues with lack of fluid and nourishment, particularly in the skin, mucosa, endocrine and nervous system?

    <p>Dry-atrophy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What herbal actions or energetics would be helpful for tension or spasm in the tissues, particularly in the musculoskeletal and nervous system?

    <p>Relaxants</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organization was founded in 1847 and issued licenses to practice medicine based on achieving certain standards of competence, but in doing so steered medicine away from traditional herbal practices?

    <p>The American Medical Association (AMA)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of the world's population still employs herbal medicine as the primary form of healing, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)?

    <p>70%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are herbal constituents?

    <p>Active ingredients or chemicals of the plant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are herbal actions?

    <p>The specific actions of an herb on the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which historical cultures contributed to the development of western herbalism?

    <p>Greco-Roman, Persian, Indian, and Arabic cultures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Greek Humoral Theory in the context of herbal medicine?

    <p>A theory that focuses on the balance of four bodily fluids (blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile) in herbal medicine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is biophilia?

    <p>An innate feeling for all living forms and systems, activated through our relationship with Nature</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following cultures contributed to the development of western herbalism?

    <p>Egyptian and Mesopotamian</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the oldest form of therapy practiced by humans?

    <p>Botanical medicine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is biophilia?

    <p>An innate feeling for all living forms &amp; systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which ancient civilization is credited with the earliest known written records on the therapeutic use of plants?

    <p>Sumerians</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which plant was used by Renaissance women to dilate their pupils?

    <p>Deadly Nightshade</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which traditional medicine system originated in Persia and involved the cosmetic application of pressed oils like saffron and olive oil?

    <p>Persian/Iranian Medicine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which plant was used by Greco-Roman physicians to heal fractures?

    <p>Black Hellebore</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organization vilified Samuel Thomson and often took him to court for his herbal practices?

    <p>The American Medical Association</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which historical medical movement used modern science to understand the body and herbs to treat diagnosed conditions?

    <p>The Eclectics of America</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which tissue state is characterized by tissues that lack tone and are unable to hold fluids, leading to fluids that leak or run freely?

    <p>Laxity (Relaxation)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of Canadians take natural health products, including herbal products, according to the Government of Canada?

    <p>71%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which tissue state is characterized by tissues that hold excess fluids causing improper assimilation of nutrients?

    <p>Damp-laxity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What herbal actions or energetics would be helpful for tension or spasm in the tissues, particularly in the musculoskeletal and nervous system?

    <p>Relaxants - antispasmodic herbs, nervines, aromatics, diaphoretics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT one of the four humors in humoral medicine?

    <p>Hot</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT one of the four humors in humoral medicine?

    <p>Blood</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which element is associated with the temperament 'Choleric'?

    <p>Fire</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which tissue state is characterized by tissues that lack tone and are unable to hold fluids, leading to fluids that leak or run freely?

    <p>Damp</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Greek Humoral Theory in the context of herbal medicine?

    <p>A theory that states the body is composed of four humors: Blood, Choler (yellow bile), Phlegm, and Black Bile</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which ancient civilization is credited with the earliest known written records on the therapeutic use of plants?

    <p>Indian</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is biophilia?

    <p>An innate feeling (or emotional affiliation) for all living forms &amp; systems, activated through our relationship &amp; experiences with Nature</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which ancient civilization is credited with the earliest known written records on the therapeutic use of plants?

    <p>Sumerians</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the scripture of Zoroastrianism?

    <p>The Avesta</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which historical medical movement used modern science to understand the body and herbs to treat diagnosed conditions?

    <p>Greco-Roman Medicine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which Greek physician made humoral medicine the cornerstone of medicine in Europe for the next 1500 years?

    <p>Galen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which physician is considered the originator of modern medicine and the founder of chemical pharmacology?

    <p>Paracelsus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which plant is used to treat malaria and is derived from the Chinchona tree?

    <p>Chinchona</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which ancient Greek physician is known as the 'father of medicine' and wrote the Hippocratic Corpus?

    <p>Hippocrates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, which organization was founded in 1847 and issued licenses to practice medicine based on achieving certain standards of competence, but in doing so steered medicine away from traditional herbal practices?

    <p>American Medical Association (AMA)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the World Health Organization (WHO), what percentage of the world's population still employs herbal medicine as the primary form of healing?

    <p>80%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which tissue state is characterized by dry and withered tissues with lack of fluid and nourishment, particularly in the skin, mucosa, endocrine and nervous system?

    <p>Atrophy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which tissue state is characterized by tissues that hold excess fluids causing improper assimilation of nutrients?

    <p>Damp-laxity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What herbal actions or energetics would be helpful for tension or spasm in the tissues, particularly in the musculoskeletal and nervous system?

    <p>Relaxants - antispasmodic herbs, nervines, aromatics, diaphoretics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What herbal actions or energetics would be helpful for tissues that lack tone and are unable to hold fluids, leading to fluids that leak or run freely?

    <p>Moistening/demulcent herbs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which tissue state is characterized by dry and withered tissues with lack of fluid and nourishment, particularly in the skin, mucosa, endocrine and nervous system?

    <p>Dry-atrophy</p> Signup and view all the answers

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