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Lesson
12 Assignment
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Questions
for Submission (75 pts total)
Answer each of the following questions as
completely as possible. Your answers should be no longer than a few sentences.
(10 pts) 1. Describe what is meant
by the terms spice and herb.
(10 pts) 2. List five herbs used in
today’s kitchens and note a type of food they might be used to enhance (you may
have to find this in a cookbook).
(10 pts) 3. Briefly trace the
history of spice trade in Europe. Why were spices so highly valued? Why has the
price of spices dropped so dramatically in modern times?
(10 pts) 4. Define the term
“essential oil”. What is believed to be the function of these oils in plants?
Give an example of a plant that we might use for aromatherapy. How do you feel
about aromatherapy? (You will not be graded on your opinion as long as you
justify it.)
(10 pts) 5. List two ancient
civilizations that used plants for healing and give a brief description or
example of an herbal remedy for each.
(10 pts) 6. Describe the
significance of foxglove in modern medicine. Relate the story as to how it was
first empirically tested and the mode of action of the active compound.
(15 pts) 7. List and describe the
uses for three modern-day medicinal plants.
Please submit this assignment.
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