Horticulture: Medicinal Foods and Plants

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  1. 2. Pharmacokinetics is the study of how the body interacts with an administered drug. The 4 stages are: Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and ______.
  2. 3. _______ foods are foods with bioactive ingredients that reduce nutrition-related diseases and ensure physical and mental well-being
  3. 6. An _________ is a scientist who studies the relationship between people and plants and how different cultures use plants for food, medicine, and other purposes.
  4. 9. Plants are ______. Planted in the ground, they can not move. To protect themselves, they rely on complex chemical signaling based on conditions and threats
  5. 10. _______ represents the interdisciplinary study of drugs and bioactive compounds produced from natural sources, such as plants, microbes, and animals. It derives from two Greek words, "pharmakon" or drug, and "gnosis" or knowledge.
  6. 11. ___________ people are the descendants of the original inhabitants of a given region who have maintained a historical and cultural connection to their ancestral lands and possess unique social, economic, and political systems.
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  1. 1. ________ medicine is knowledge from indigenous people is acquired over time through studying ancient tradition & cultural heritage, songs, stories, dance, and rituals
  2. 4. Medicinal plants were discovered by watching _______ eat or use the plant
  3. 5. _________ medicine involves conventional, evidence-based practices to diagnose and treat diseases through prescription medications, surgery, radiation therapy, diagnostic tests, physical therapy and lifestyle modifications
  4. 7. Richard Evans Schultz is the ______ of modern ethnobotany. He is known for his work with indigenous people in Mexico and the Amazon on hallucinogens.
  5. 8. Adaptogenic plants support the ______ system.