Atomic Structure And Radioactivity Week 1 Post 2

Today was our weekly quiz. Surprisingly, I felt that I did pretty good, despite getting stuck on a few questions here and there. As I stated in a previous post, I feel that this unit is easier than Nomenclature was and I feel I can use this unit to get my grade back up to a decent level.

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Atomic Structure and Radioactivity Week 1 Post 1

Though we were only introduced to it today, I can feel that I will understand finding the amount of protons, electrons, neutrons, etc. much easier than the previous unit.

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Post 2 Nomenclature

Whenever we move on, I feel I will need to remember these rules for naming chemical compounds, especially for labs. I will have these memorized by the end of the year, I hope. I will make that a goal for this class, aside from getting a decent grade.

Post 1 Nomenclature

I feel that I struggled getting the hang of naming Type 1 and Type 2 binary compounds. There were so many different rules. However, I felt I did exceptionally well on Type 3 naming as well as naming acids. I also struggled with polyatomic ion naming.

Frontier Chemistry Project

                                                   

       Frontier Chemistry

                                      Project

Plant Name (Common)	Plant Name (Scientific)
1.Prairie Rose	1.Rosa setigera
2.Brown-eyed Susan	2.Rudbeckia triloba
3.Tall Thistle	3.Cirsium altissimum
4.Columbine	4.Aquilegia candensis
5.Hickory Tree	5.Carya laciniosa
6.Red Clover	6.Trifolium pretense
7.Yellow Ironweed	7.Verbesina canescens
8.Blue Spruce Tree	8.Picea pungens
9.Beggar’s Lice	9.Desmodium canescens
10.Banana Tree	10.Musa paradisiaca
11.Partridge Pea	11.Chamaecrista fasciculate
12.Queen Anne’s Lace	12.Daucus carota
13.Flowering Spurge	13.Euphorbia corollata
14.Elephant Ears	14. Colocasia esculenta
15.Black Snake Root	15.Cimicifuga racemosa

                                            Prairie Rose

                                    (Rosa setigera)

Found in Eastern Deciduous Forest

Medicinal purposes: Used as a cleansing agent, antidepressant, and digestive stimulant.

Active Chemicals: Imipramine, Clomipramine, Amitriptyline, Trazodone, Fluvoxamine, and Citalopram

Specimen can be prepared through: Tincture, syrup, and steam inhalation

Treats: Diarrhea and constipation

                             Brown-Eyed Susan

                             (Rudbeckia triloba)

Found in Eastern Deciduous Forest

Medicinal purposes: Used as an astringent and as an anti-bacterial.

Active Chemicals: Gallic Acid

Specimen can be prepared through: Poultice and infusion

Treats: Colds/Flus and snake bites

                            

             

                                    Tall Thistle

                             (Cirsium altissimum)

                      Found in Eastern Deciduous Forest

Medicinal purposes: Prevents and cures infections and can be used to remove foreign objects, and the root is an astringent.

Active Chemicals: Gallic Acid, Penicillin, Cephalosporin,

Carbapenem, and Monobactum

Specimen can be prepared through: Infusions, teas, and tinctures

Treats: Ulcers, muscle stiffness

                                    Columbine

                             (Aquilegia candensis)

                      Found in Eastern Deciduous Forest

Medicinal purposes: Astringent, diuretic, diaphoretic, and anodyne

Active Chemicals: Tramodol, Diovan

Specimen can be prepared through: Decoction, lotions, and tea

Treats: Diarrhea, stomach problems, headaches, fevers, and uterine bleeding.

Hickory Tree

                                 (Carya laciniosa)

                      Found in Eastern Deciduous Forest

Medicinal purposes: Muscle reliever and pain reliever

Active Chemicals: Acetaminophen

Specimen can be prepared through: Boiling

Treats: Headaches, and arthritis pains

                                    Red Clover

                               (Trifoluim pretense)

                      Found in Eastern Deciduous Forest

Medicinal purposes: Rash remover

Active Chemicals: Nystatin and Triamcinolone Acetonide

Specimen can be prepared through:

Treats: Eczema and psoriasis

                                Yellow Ironweed

                             (Verbesina canscens)

                      Found in Eastern Deciduous Forest

Medicinal purposes: None in this particular species

Active Chemicals: None

Specimen can be prepared through: N/A

Treats: N/A

                               Blue Spruce Tree

                                (Picea pungens)

                      Found in Eastern Deciduous Forest

Medicinal purposes: No medicinal uses, however this is a great plant to use in construction

Active Chemicals: N/A

Specimen can be prepared through: N/A

Treats: N/A

                                 Beggar’s Lice

                            (Hackelia virginiana)

                      Found in Eastern Deciduous Forest

Medicinal purposes: Kidney reliever, fever reliever

Active Chemicals: Acetaminophen

Specimen can be prepared through: Teas

Treats: Kidney stones, Rheumatic fever

Banana Tree

                               (Musa paradisiaca)

                      Found in Eastern Deciduous Forest

Medicinal purposes: Regulates bowel movement, antidepressant

Active Chemicals: Imipramine, Amitriptyline, Nortriptyline, Desipramine

Specimen can be prepared through: Consumption of fruit

Treats: Diarrhea, constipation, and depression

                                    Partridge Pea

                          (Chamaecrista fasciculate)

                      Found in Eastern Deciduous Forest

Medicinal purposes: Stimulant, Stomach reliever, and cure infections

Active Chemicals: Nicotine, Acetaminophen

Specimen can be prepared through: Poultice, decoction, and infusion

Treats: Nausea, urinary tract infections, exhaustion

                                Queen Anne’s Lace

                                  (Daucus corota)

                      Found in Eastern Deciduous Forest

Medicinal purposes: Digestive pain reliever

Active Chemicals: Parcetamol

Specimen can be prepared through: Infusion

Treats: Digestive disorders

                               Flowering Spurge

                            (Euphorbia corollata)

                      Found in Eastern Deciduous Forest

Medicinal purposes: Soreness reliever

Active Chemicals: Ciloxan Ophthalmic

Specimen can be prepared through: Ointment

Treats: Sores

                                                               

       Elephant Ears

                              (Colocasia esculenta)

                      Found in Eastern Deciduous Forest

Medicinal purposes: None, DO NOT consume or use on one’s self

Active Chemicals: Oxalic acid (Poisonous)

Specimen can be prepared through: N/A

Treats: N/A

                               Black Snake Root

                            (Cimicifuga racemosa)

                      Found in Eastern Deciduous Forest

Medicinal purposes: Heals wounds or burns, and internal bleeding

Active Chemicals: Kratom

Specimen can be prepared through: Poultice, decoction

Treats: Wound, burns, and excessive internal bleeding

                           

 Conclusion Questions

1.  It is important to correctly identify a plant/root because if you are wrong when using it and if its poisonous, chances are you won’t survive.

2.   It would be helpful to know plants from other regions because the preparation of a specimen may require another type of plant in order for the medicine to be effective.

3.  There is a significant difference if you were traveling in a different season because every plant has its own blooming season, which may not go along with yours.

4.  It would be important to bond with the local people about their plants simply because they know them better than you do.

5.  I would not because there is a chance my source of information may be outdated, be it in text, or my mind.