Giovanni Maciocia’s legacy. Trusted. Preserved. Passed on.

Hit enter to search or ESC to close

search account

Menu

Order
Our Values
Contact Us

search
account
0

was successfully added to your cart.
Menu

Pharmacology and Safety of Herbs

Welcome to the Pharmacology and Safety of Herbs test.

Once you have completed the lecture you are ready to take the test.

The pass mark is 70%. Certificates will be awarded to those who successfully pass the test.

Name

Pharmacology is:

The study of the quality of drugs

The branch of medicine concerned with the uses, effects and modes of action of drugs

The study of how drugs are made

The study of poisons

None

Pharmacodynamics is:

The effect that the body has on a drug

The effects of different dosages of drugs

The effects of different quality of drugs

The effect that a drug has on the body

None

Pharmacokinetics consists of:

Excretion

Metabolism

Distribution

Absorption

All of the above

None

Side effects can be pharmacokinetic or pharmacodynamic

True

False

None

The causes of side effects can be due to:

Allergic reaction

Idiosyncratic reaction

Additive effects

Interference with metabolic processes

Drug-herb interactions

All of the above

None

The effects of a drug will be different depending on its route of administration

True

False

None

Extracting a herb in alcohol could increase the risk of side effects

True

False

None

Drugs need to be polar (water loving) to get through the cell wall easily

True

False

None

Drugs that are polar e.g. caffeine and vitamin C are easily excreted in urine

True

False

None

Pyrrolizidine alkaloids can cause:

allergic reactions

additive effects

veno-occlusive disease and liver damage

euphoria

None

The membranes of the brain are easily accessible allowing the free flow of drugs

True

False

None

People of different ethnicity can be affected by drugs differently

True

False

None

Phase 2 liver metabolism can include:

Sulfation

Glucoronidation

Glutathione conjugation

Acetylation

Methylation

Amino acid conjugation

All of the above

None

Grapefruit can interact with drugs causing side-effects

True

False

None

Which of these herbs is known to interfere with CYP enzymes - causing side-effects:

Garlic

Ginger

Ginseng

St John's wort

None

Which of these compounds are known to be toxic to the kidneys:

carboxylic acids

fatty acids

aristolochic acids

alkaloids

None

Excretion of drugs and can be through:

urination

defaecation

perspiration

respiration

all of the above

None

Heavy metals are easily excreted in urine

True

False

None

Possible symptoms of liver failure are: (Please tick all that apply)

fever

headache

jaundice

nausea

All of the above

Which of these tinctures is the strongest according to its drug extraction ratio (DER)

1:1

1:2

1:3

1:4

1:5

None

Thank you for taking the test.

If you scored 70% of greater you will receive your certificate of completion.

Time's up

Su Wen Herbs
Far East Summit,
P.O. Box 288, Dexter,
OR 97431, United States

Contact Us

Admin
Practitioner Support

Access Dashboard

Legal Notices

PayPal_logo-removebg-preview

visa_logo-removebg-preview

Mastercard-logo-removebg-preview

Share Share Share Pin

“FREEING THE MOON”®, “JADE SCREEN”®, “EASE THE JOURNEY”®, “NOURISH THE ROOT”®, “BEND BAMBOO”®, “HEAVENLY EMPRESS”®, “LITTLE TREASURES”®, “WOMEN’S TREASURE”®, “THREE TREASURES”®, “GIOVANNI MACIOCIA”®, “THE THREE TREASURES”® and “I TRE TESORI”® are registered trade marks of Su Wen Herbs®.

All other copyrights, trade mark rights and other intellectual property protecting products (and their names) and content offered from this site are the property of Su Wen Herbs® (or their licensors).

facebook
linkedin
instagram

Close Menu

Order
Our Values
Contact Us

My Account
Shop Now
Worldwide Distributors
Our Values
Practitioner Support
Contact Us

facebook
linkedin
instagram