Indian Traditional Medicine Quiz 2

Indian Traditional Medicine Quiz 2

Another set of questions on the traditional medicines of India.

---

1. Which one of the following is a popular herbal medicine used for treating insomnia?

Valerian
Green tea
Aloe vera
Tulsi

2. Name the Indian digital knowledge repository of the traditional knowledge about medicinal plants and formulations used setup in 2001 by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Ministry of AYUSH

Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL)
Traditional Medicine Digital Repository (TMDR)
Digital Library of Traditional Medicine (DLTM)
Digital Traditional Medicines India (DTMI)

3. Mahatma Gandhi was reported to have used this as a tranquilliser from which the drug Reserpine is extracted. Which plant we are talking about?

Ashwagandha (Indian ginseng)
Ephedra (Ephedra sinica)
Sarpagandha (Indian snakeroot )
Rhododendron (Rhododendron molle )

4. Which herbal plant got its species name from the Latin word "sleep-inducing"?

Ephedra sinica
Aloe rubescens
Ocimum sanctum
Withania somnifera

5. All parts of the plant Emblica officinalis are used in various Ayurvedic and Unani medicine herbal preparations. What is the common name of this plant?

Amla
Neem
Tulsi
Nut meg

6. "Triphala" which literally means “three fruits”, is a traditional Ayurvedic herbal formulation consisting of three fruits native to the Indian subcontinent. Which one of the following is NOT one among the three?

Amla (Emblica officinalis)
Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans)
Haritaki (Terminalia chebula)
Bibhitaki (Terminalia belerica)

7. Unani medicine is based on the 11th century book "The Canon of Medicine". Who is the author?

Hippocrates
Galen
Samuel Hahnemann
Ibn Sina

8. Who is the creator of Homeopathy system of alternative medicine?

Theodotus
Hippocrates
Samuel Hahnemann
William Cullen

9. Siddha medicine is a system of traditional medicine originated in which Indian state?

Kashmir
Maharashtra
Assam
Tamil Nadu

10. World Siddha Day is celebrated on

14 April
14 June
4 April
24 March

Share this

Scholastic World