KIN 2603 - Exam 2 Study Guide
Questions with Actual Detailed
Answers 2025-2026 Updated.
botanicals - Answer natural techniques to enhance or maintain health and treat illness
5000 - Answer Evidence of botanicals date back __________ years in history (records of
thyme, garlic, cumin, myrrh, fennel, caraway, olive oil and licorice)
phytotherapy, plant therapy, herbalism, herbal medicine - Answer Using botanicals is a
practice with many different names. What are the four main practices that describe using
botanicals?
botanicals - Answer use of plants, plant parts, chemicals from plants, or dried plants, roots,
stalk, bark, seeds as medicine; includes minerals, proteins, vitamins, probiotics, used for
seasoning in foods
supplements - Answer What is the main way that botanicals are sold for using?
aromatherapy - Answer botanical use of specific fragrances to improve health
orthomolecular medicine - Answer supplementing normal diet with vitamins, minerals,
enzymes, hormones, amino acids
chelation therapy - Answer using a drug to help remove excessive/toxic metals and minerals
from bloodstream
herbalist - Answer one who practices herbal medicine: doctors, native American healers,
nutritionists, scientists; anyone who combines science with herbals to improve the body
crude - Answer collected herbs that are dried, sifted, cut, and stored and made into tea
6 - Answer How many months can crude be stored up to?
herbal extracts - Answer liquid or solid herbs that are highly concentrated; up to 100 times
stronger than crude herbs
,powders - Answer herbs that are finely ground for use in tea or cooking
tinctures - Answer extremely concentrated herbs by soaking in alcohol
infusions - Answer mixing one ounce of an herb in two cups of water (using the leaves or
flowers and stems)
bolus - Answer using herbs to make a suppository
medicine - Answer use of herbs in capsules, tablets, gel cpas
bath - Answer use of herbs added to warm water
poultice - Answer wrapped herbs or herb parts in a thin cloth that is put directly on the skin
fomentation - Answer soaking cloth in herbal liquid and placed on body
liniment - Answer herbs made with liquid base rubbed into joints and muscles
painkilling - Answer medical issue helped by herbs, alkaloids in herbals reduce pain
heart health - Answer medical issue helped by herbs, glycosides allow heart to contract
properly
skin - Answer medical issue helped by herbs, carotenoid pigments help maintain healthy skin
cancer - Answer medical issue helped by herbs, chlorophyll reduces cancer cell growth
anti-inflammatory - Answer medical issue helped by herbs, flavonoids
germany - Answer Which country carefully examines herbals to ensure their safety?
america - Answer Which country relies on the FDA to determine safety of herbals
dietary supplements - Answer What are herbals called in America?
, aloe vera - Answer What popular supplement is good for skin wounds and itching?
arginine - Answer What popular supplement is good for increased blood flow (popular for
sexual arousal)?
bee pollen - Answer What popular supplement is good for energy, immune system?
Butterbur - Answer What popular supplement is good for allergies and asthma? It is from
Europe, Asia, north africa
bilberry - Answer What popular supplement is good for vision? related to cranberries and
blueberries
Cranberry - Answer What popular supplement is good for UTI's and improving stomach and
liver problems?
cayenne pepper - Answer What popular supplement is good for ulcers and improving
metabolism? Used dry and not cooked
echinacea - Answer What popular supplement is good for improving immune system, right
upper-respiratory infections?
ephedrine - Answer What popular supplement is good for headaches, fever, flu symptoms,
stimulate body energy and used in weight loss products?
garlic - Answer What popular supplement is good for lowering cholesterol levels, heart
problems, and high blood pressure?
peppermint - Answer What popular supplement is good for reducing nausea, headaches
nerve and muscle pain?
lavender - Answer What popular supplement is good for reducing anxiety and promoting
restfulness
St. John's wort - Answer What popular supplement is good for sedative, used to treat mental
issues, used to soothe pain from burns and bug bites
Questions with Actual Detailed
Answers 2025-2026 Updated.
botanicals - Answer natural techniques to enhance or maintain health and treat illness
5000 - Answer Evidence of botanicals date back __________ years in history (records of
thyme, garlic, cumin, myrrh, fennel, caraway, olive oil and licorice)
phytotherapy, plant therapy, herbalism, herbal medicine - Answer Using botanicals is a
practice with many different names. What are the four main practices that describe using
botanicals?
botanicals - Answer use of plants, plant parts, chemicals from plants, or dried plants, roots,
stalk, bark, seeds as medicine; includes minerals, proteins, vitamins, probiotics, used for
seasoning in foods
supplements - Answer What is the main way that botanicals are sold for using?
aromatherapy - Answer botanical use of specific fragrances to improve health
orthomolecular medicine - Answer supplementing normal diet with vitamins, minerals,
enzymes, hormones, amino acids
chelation therapy - Answer using a drug to help remove excessive/toxic metals and minerals
from bloodstream
herbalist - Answer one who practices herbal medicine: doctors, native American healers,
nutritionists, scientists; anyone who combines science with herbals to improve the body
crude - Answer collected herbs that are dried, sifted, cut, and stored and made into tea
6 - Answer How many months can crude be stored up to?
herbal extracts - Answer liquid or solid herbs that are highly concentrated; up to 100 times
stronger than crude herbs
,powders - Answer herbs that are finely ground for use in tea or cooking
tinctures - Answer extremely concentrated herbs by soaking in alcohol
infusions - Answer mixing one ounce of an herb in two cups of water (using the leaves or
flowers and stems)
bolus - Answer using herbs to make a suppository
medicine - Answer use of herbs in capsules, tablets, gel cpas
bath - Answer use of herbs added to warm water
poultice - Answer wrapped herbs or herb parts in a thin cloth that is put directly on the skin
fomentation - Answer soaking cloth in herbal liquid and placed on body
liniment - Answer herbs made with liquid base rubbed into joints and muscles
painkilling - Answer medical issue helped by herbs, alkaloids in herbals reduce pain
heart health - Answer medical issue helped by herbs, glycosides allow heart to contract
properly
skin - Answer medical issue helped by herbs, carotenoid pigments help maintain healthy skin
cancer - Answer medical issue helped by herbs, chlorophyll reduces cancer cell growth
anti-inflammatory - Answer medical issue helped by herbs, flavonoids
germany - Answer Which country carefully examines herbals to ensure their safety?
america - Answer Which country relies on the FDA to determine safety of herbals
dietary supplements - Answer What are herbals called in America?
, aloe vera - Answer What popular supplement is good for skin wounds and itching?
arginine - Answer What popular supplement is good for increased blood flow (popular for
sexual arousal)?
bee pollen - Answer What popular supplement is good for energy, immune system?
Butterbur - Answer What popular supplement is good for allergies and asthma? It is from
Europe, Asia, north africa
bilberry - Answer What popular supplement is good for vision? related to cranberries and
blueberries
Cranberry - Answer What popular supplement is good for UTI's and improving stomach and
liver problems?
cayenne pepper - Answer What popular supplement is good for ulcers and improving
metabolism? Used dry and not cooked
echinacea - Answer What popular supplement is good for improving immune system, right
upper-respiratory infections?
ephedrine - Answer What popular supplement is good for headaches, fever, flu symptoms,
stimulate body energy and used in weight loss products?
garlic - Answer What popular supplement is good for lowering cholesterol levels, heart
problems, and high blood pressure?
peppermint - Answer What popular supplement is good for reducing nausea, headaches
nerve and muscle pain?
lavender - Answer What popular supplement is good for reducing anxiety and promoting
restfulness
St. John's wort - Answer What popular supplement is good for sedative, used to treat mental
issues, used to soothe pain from burns and bug bites
