Medicinal Plants of the World Trivia Word Search

This reddish-brown dye plant has doubled as a traditional remedy alongside its cosmetic use.

This legume's leaves are purported in folk medicine to help lower cholesterol.

This citrus fruit has a long history in Chinese and Indian medicine for treating coughs.

Blooming only at night, this yellow wildflower has been used since the 1930s to treat eczema.

Nicknamed a 'lung herb,' this creeping mint-family plant has traditionally served as an expectorant.

This flowering herb has traditionally soothed sore throats and respiratory complaints.

This tall flowering garden plant has traditionally been used as a soothing agent for inflammation and as a mild laxative.

The seeds of this wild relative of the garden hollyhock have served as a demulcent and diuretic.

This small blue-purple fruit draws modern research interest for its antioxidant content.

Made into a ceremonial drink in the South Pacific, this root has sedative and mildly anesthetic effects.

This bright yellow roadside flower has historically treated liver and kidney complaints.

This tree's bitter bark yields the alkaloid quinine, long used to treat fevers and malaria.

The seed of this crunchy vegetable has occasionally served as a folk diuretic remedy.

Meta-analyses show this spice, sometimes called black cumin, may modestly lower blood pressure.

This leafy herb has long been used to help wounds heal, though its toxicity led to modern restrictions on its use.

This weedy plant's root has traditionally treated anemia.

This plant has been used for pain, inflammation, and anxiety across a wide range of traditional remedies.

This tall purple-flowered plant became a late 18th-century treatment for cardiac disease before modern drugs derived from it.

This citrus-scented mint-family herb has traditionally aided sleep and digestion.

Root tea from this plant treated diarrhea and fever; it's infamous for poisoning livestock and tainting their milk.

This blue-flowered herb has traditionally eased gastrointestinal, respiratory, and cardiovascular complaints.

Chewed in Southeast Asia for pain relief and energy, this tree's leaves come from the coffee family.

Known as holy basil, this fragrant herb is a staple of Ayurvedic tea and traditional remedies.

This fragrant tree's oil, used for colds, bronchitis, and skin disorders, is called Indian sandal'_ _ _ _.'

This tropical fruit has traditionally treated joint pain and skin conditions in Pacific island medicine.

This parasitic plant, associated with winter holiday decor, has traditionally treated seizures and headaches.

This pungent pizza herb has long served as a traditional antimicrobial remedy.

In a small 2003 trial, extracts of this culinary herb improved cognition in people with mild Alzheimer's disease.

This flowering herb has been used for centuries to treat fevers, headaches, stomachaches, and toothaches.

This pungent root is one of the most widely used natural remedies for nausea.

Used for thousands of years for liver problems, this thorny plant is called milk '_ _ _ _ _ _ _.'

Its liver-shaped leaves once led healers to treat this woodland flower as a remedy for liver disease.

This African tree's hardened sap, a natural gum, has long been used as a binding agent and in folk remedies.

This Mediterranean tree's aromatic leaves yield astringent extracts used in folk remedies.

This aromatic culinary herb's extracts have shown antibacterial and antifungal effects in studies.

This succulent plant's gel-filled leaves have soothed burns, wounds, and skin ailments for centuries.

This prickly-burred plant's root has traditionally been used as a diuretic and to help lower blood sugar.

This herb, long used for nausea and indigestion, is pepper'_ _ _ _.'

This tropical fruit's unripe form has long treated wounds and stomach troubles in folk medicine.

This tart red berry has historically treated urinary tract disorders.

This spice pod is a major natural source of shikimic acid, used to manufacture the flu drug Tamiflu.

This purple-flowered herb has traditionally been used as an antiseptic and calming agent.

This fiery red pepper has been used for thousands of years to relieve pain and fight pathogens.

This flowering hedge shrub's fruit has purportedly treated heart disease for centuries.

This aromatic root has long treated gastrointestinal and respiratory disorders across European herbal traditions.

Used in traditional Austrian medicine, this stinging plant treats disorders of the kidneys and urinary tract.

This flower is the natural source of morphine, one of the most powerful pain relievers ever discovered.

Ancient Romans and Greeks used this jointed, hollow-stemmed plant to stop bleeding and heal ulcers.

Its dark purple fruit, traditionally used for coughs, pain, and swelling, gives this plant the name elder'_ _ _ _ _.'

This small pink-flowered woodland herb has traditionally treated toothaches and nosebleeds.

This root fiber has traditionally been used to treat obesity and constipation thanks to its high dietary fiber content.

This golden root has long aided digestion and liver function in Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicine.

This pungent bulb is widely believed in folk medicine to help lower blood cholesterol and blood pressure.

Long used by Native Americans, this desert shrub's leaves and twigs carry a real risk of liver toxicity.

This flowering herb, widely used for mild depression, is called St. John's '_ _ _ _.'

For thousands of years this plant's fruit has been used for menstrual problems; it's called '_ _ _ _ _ _' berry.

Chewed by Andean peoples to fight fatigue and altitude sickness, this leaf is also the source of a famous stimulant drug.

This common flowering herb has traditionally been used as an astringent tonic to help stop minor bleeding.

This root, prized in East Asian medicine, may affect glucose metabolism and help lower blood sugar.

This small-leaved European tree's flowers make a calming herbal tea used for centuries.

This sweet root has purportedly soothed stomach ulcers and sore throats for generations.

This mountain wildflower has traditionally treated bruises and osteoarthritis as an anti-inflammatory.

Used in traditional Chinese medicine for more than two thousand years, this shrub is a natural stimulant.

This bright orange garden flower has a long history of healing wounds and soothing irritated skin.

This desert succulent has traditionally been used to suppress hunger and thirst on long journeys.

This South American vine's root has a long history of use to prevent and treat disease.

This thorny shrub has a medieval history of treating skin ailments and scurvy.

The bark of the Caribbean tree called Jamaica _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is a traditional sedative for insomnia and anxiety.

This common lawn flower's blossoms have traditionally treated gastrointestinal and respiratory complaints.

Used since at least ancient Greece and Rome, this root treats sleep disorders and anxiety.

Bark from this tree yields a compound long used as a laxative thanks to its natural anthraquinone content.

Used for generations by Australian Aboriginal people, this tree's oil is now a common antibacterial remedy.

Sweetly scented, this climbing flower has been used as a folk antiseptic and anti-inflammatory agent.

The seeds of this fiber crop are a common folk laxative, while their oil has eased arthritis pain.

Known as the drumstick tree, this plant serves both as food and traditional medicine across South Asia.

This small blue-black berry has traditionally treated diarrhea and scurvy.

This fragrant Mediterranean shrub has been used medicinally since ancient times.

Its fruit and leaves have been used medicinally since the ancient Greeks first cultivated this vine.

The bark of this tree is a natural source of salicylic acid, the compound behind modern aspirin.

This North American woodland root has traditionally eased arthritis pain and menopause symptoms.

This South American holly-leaf tea contains stimulant compounds said to improve mood.

This daisy-like flower has soothed sleeplessness and anxiety throughout recorded history.

This flowering tree's bark contains compounds studied for calming and anti-inflammatory effects.

This delicate white winter flower contains galantamine, a compound now used to help treat Alzheimer's disease.

This East African shrub's leaves are chewed as a mild, amphetamine-like stimulant.

This shrub's astringent bark extract, used for skin irritation and minor cuts, is called witch '_ _ _ _ _.'

This aromatic Mediterranean herb has traditionally treated digestive and respiratory complaints.

This purple prairie flower has been used for at least 400 years by Native Americans to treat infections and wounds.

This flower bud has long relieved upset stomachs and served as a natural expectorant.

Used across India for centuries, this tree's leaves and bark treat worms, malaria, rheumatism, and skin infections.

Often mistaken for a water lily, this sacred Asian aquatic plant is used in traditional Chinese medicine.

This ancient tree species' leaf extract has been used for asthma, bronchitis, fatigue, and memory problems.

Paired with the word 'thistle,' this plant was used during the Middle Ages to treat the plague.

Used since the Middle Ages to treat ailments of the lungs and chest, this plant's spotted leaves gave it its name.

Its Sanskrit name means 'without sorrow'; this sacred Indian tree's bark is used in Ayurveda for women's health.