AHealthyMe
-
Login Registration Sample personal Change Profile Log Out
Search AHealthyMe!  
Personalize AHealthyMe! -Sign up for our Newsletter!

Women's HealthMen's HealthHelath After 60Children's HealthPregnancyFitness & NutritionAlternative HealthLifestyle & WellnessWork & HealthIlls & ConditionsDental HealthSelf-Care CentersMedical LibraryCool ToolsMultimediaEn Español-

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts



How Well Do You Know Your Herbal Remedies?

Kristin Kloberdanz
CONSUMER HEALTH INTERACTIVE

Devil's claw, skullcap, and stinging nettle: They may sound like the ingredients of a witch's brew, but many herbal remedies are gaining acceptance in the world of mainstream medicine. How much do you know about herbs and their uses?


1. Herbal remedies may be helpful in relieving which of the following ailments?

a. Migraines
b. Enlarged prostate
c. Cold and flu
d. All of the above

2. Passion flower is a potent aphrodisiac. True or false?

True
False

3. A product labeled "standardized extract" will provide a reliable dose of an herb's active ingredients. True or false?

True
False

4. Thousands of years ago, Chinese sailors chewed which of the following to ward off seasickness?

a. Ginseng root
b. Ginger
c. Ginkgo
d. Goldenseal

5. Which of these is not an herbal remedy?

a. Valerian
b. Dong quai
c. Melatonin
d. All three are herbs

6. Echinacea can make your tongue tingle or go numb. True or false?

True
False



Last updated Aug 26, 2009


Copyright © 1998 Consumer Health Interactive, a CVS Caremark company