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Chapter 10: Chemicals in Medicine and Health

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  • Which complementary medicine uses plants or herbs for treatment?
    Herbal therapy
  • Give one effect of misuse of medicine.
    Addiction / Side effects / Death / Less effective (any one)
  • What complementary practice uses hand adjustments on bones?
    Chiropractic
  • Give one example of an analgesic
    Aspirin / Paracetamol / Codeine (any one)
  • What complementary practice uses sterile needles?
    Acupuncture
  • Which type of medicine uses plants and animals?
    Traditional medicine
  • Give one example of an antibiotic
    Penicillin / Streptomycin (any one)
  • Man-made medicines are made where?
    Laboratory
  • Traditional medicine is usually passed down through?
    Generations
  • What type of medicine is proven by experience?
    Traditional medicine
  • Which modern medicine relieves pain?
    Analgesics
  • Which complementary medicine strengthens immunity instead of killing germs?
    Homeopathy
  • Which medicine is fast and effective?
    Modern medicine
  • What is the treatment cost of modern medicine? (low/high)
    High
  • Which medicine should be taken according to prescription to destroy bacteria?
    Antibiotics
  • Which modern medicine kills bacteria?
    Antibiotics
  • Which medicine does not use surgery or synthetic drugs?
    Complementary medicine
  • The gel from aloe vera leaves reduces what?
    Sunburn pain
  • Medicines from natural resources come from?
    Plants and animals
  • Give one plant used in traditional medicine.
    Aloe vera / Ginseng / Ginger / Hibiscus / Quinine (any one)
  • Which modern medicine treats psychiatric patients?
    Psychotherapeutic
  • What is the treatment cost of traditional medicine? ( low/high)
    Low
  • Which complementary practice manipulates soft tissues in the body?
    Massage
  • What type of medicine is proven by clinical tests?
    Modern medicine