Medicinal Plants
Requirements
1. What are medicinal plants?
2. Why is it important to identify medicinal plants by their scientific name and not by their common name?
3. What is phytotherapeutic treatment?
4. Name a medicinal plant for each part to be used:
- a. Flower
- b. Root
- c. Stem
- d. Leaf
- e. Fruit/seed
5. Discuss the health benefits of each plant below:
- a. Allium sativum
- b. Matricaria recutita
- c. Annona muricata
- d. Anacardium occidentale
- e. Melissa officinalis
- f. Cinnamomum zeylanicum
- g. Schinus terebinthifolius
- h. Bauhinia forfiticata
- i. Maytenus spp.
- j. Fragaria vesca
- k. Phyllanthus spp.
- l. Punica granatum
- m. Aloe vera
6. List three homemade methods for preparing medicinal tea and prepare a tea using one of these methods.
7. Which king in the Bible had his health restored after using a fig paste?
8. What is the function of the leaves on the tree of life? (Revelation 22:2)
Answer key & resources
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