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What are alteratives?
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Help the body rid itself of waste, toxins and pollutants, traditionally used for any chronic degenerative condition of unknown cause.
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What are the most common forms are alteratives?
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Cholagogues or liver (bitter) tonics bc they help remove wastes through the liver and biliary system.
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Another form alterative?
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Lymphagogue - improve lymph circulation when chronic dz has affected it
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What internal problems that cause "toxins" do alteratives help with?
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PMS, acne, "rage of puberty" bc due to liver issues
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Effects of alteratives?
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subtle, can help all dzs
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Signs that alterative is helping?
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decrease HA, increase energy, decrease pain/stiffness, sense of vitality
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3 neutral alteratives that can be used broadly?
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Galium aparine, Medicago sativa, Catalpa bignoides
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Most often used alterative?
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Taraxacum bc effective, inexpensive and available
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Brett's favorite alterative?
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Trifolium pratense; Trifolium Compound is an old Eclectic alterative formula with a bunch of other herbs as well.
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In addition to alteratives, what should someone do?
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exercise, massage, hydro, multivitamin
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Achillea millefolia (yarrow)
Indications? |
female urinary system cleanse
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Achillea millefolia (yarrow)
Properties |
Cholagogue
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Achillea millefolia (yarrow)
Toxicity |
GI upset, convulsions, caution in pregnancy
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Allium sativum (garlic)
Indications |
Everything, women - decrease yeast infx, increase fertility, men - circulation
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Allium sativum (garlic)
Properties |
cholagogue, hepatic
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Allium sativum (garlic)
other indications? |
liver, circulation, skin, immunte yss, GI problems
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Allium sativum (garlic)
Constituents? |
allin, allicin
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Allium sativum (garlic)
Toxicity? |
rare, gastritis
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Arctium lappa (burdock)
Properties? |
cholagogue
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Arctium lappa (burdock)
constituents? |
artiin, artiopicrin, inulin
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Arctium lappa (burdock)
Parts used? |
whole plant!
seeds - internally for skin is best, GU leaves - skin/liver roots - GI, GU, skin |
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Berberis vulgaris (barberry)
Indications? |
IBS, jaundice, GI, GU
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Berberis vulgaris (barberry)
Properties? |
hepatic, cholagogue, bitter tonic
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Berberis vulgaris (barberry)
Constituents? |
berberine
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Berberis vulgaris (barberry)
Toxicity |
do not use in pregnancy, increase bile flow and inotropic effect
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What contains berberine?
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Berberis vulgaris, Coptis aquafolium, trifolia, chinensis, Hydrastis canadensis
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Ceonothus americanus (NJ tea) "first C"
Indications? |
spleen enlargement!
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Ceonothus americanus (NJ tea) Properties?
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lymphagogue
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Ceonothus americanus (NJ tea) Constituents?
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ceonothus red and white ceanothine
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Chelidonium majus (greater celandine) "second C" Indications?
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Liver!
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Chelidonium majus (greater celandine) Properties?
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hepatic
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Chelidonium majus (greater celandine) Constituents?
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10 alkaloids: chelidonine, chelerythine, coptisine, protopine, sanguinarine, chelidonic acid
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Chelidonium majus (greater celandine) Part used?
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root/rhizome
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Chelidonium majus (greater celandine) Toxicity?
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do not use root/stem fresh, dry only, overdose gives burning in throat, NV, GI pain, coma, death
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Chionanthus vierginicus (fringe tree) "third C" Indications?
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Gall Bladder! cholecystitis, icterus, glc in urine, chronic gastritis from high living
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Chionanthus vierginicus (fringe tree) Properties?
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cholagogue
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Chionanthus vierginicus (fringe tree) Constituents?
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phyllyrin
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Chionanthus vierginicus (fringe tree) Part used?
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bark
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Coptis trifolia (goldthread) Indications?
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mouth ulcerations, thrush, dyspepsia
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Coptis trifolia (goldthread)
Properties? |
bitter
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Coptis trifolia (goldthread)
Consituents |
berberine, coptine
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Coptis trifolia (goldthread)
Pregnancy? |
NO
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Echinacea angustifolia
Indications? |
sepsis, immune sys, skin, mucus mem
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Echinacea angustifolia
Properties? |
immune stim
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Echinacea angustifolia
Constituents? |
volatile oils, flavonoids, echinacosides (chicoric acid, isobutylamide, cynarin), mucopolysaccharides, alkylamides, PAs
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Echinacea angustifolia
Preparations? |
many forms:fresh, dried, freeze-dried, juice - contain different amounts of constituents
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Fucus vesiculosus (bladderwrack) Indications?
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Gives you iodine, obesity
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Fucus vesiculosus (bladderwrack) is it an alterative?
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Not really bc its not blood cleansing, but it alters the structure or fx of individual via thyroid
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Galium aparine (cleavers)
Indications? |
lymphedema, swelling in groin, GU concerns
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Galium aparine (cleavers)
Properties? |
lymphogogue
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Galium aparine (cleavers) Constituents?
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asperuloside
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Gelsemium sempervirens (yellow jessamine) Important to know?
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Toxic - rigid os, during labor. use homeopathically!
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Gelsemium sempervirens (yellow jessamine) etc?
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more of a nervine; gelsamine, gelseminine; toxicity causes decr resp, muscle weakness, double vision, decr pulse, decr pressure
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Brett wants us to remember?
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give nipple stimulation during birth
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Guiacum officinalis (guiac) (Ginger of New England) Indications
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Joints, diuretic, laxative, stool tests
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Guiacum officinalis (guiac)
Constituents? |
resins guiaconic, guaiacic, guiaretic acids - antiinflam, antiox
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Hydrastis canadensis (goldenseal) Indications?
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everthing, antimicrobial, ulcerations of mouth
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Hydrastis canadensis (goldenseal) Properties?
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bitter, immune stim
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Hydrastis canadensis (goldenseal) Constituents?
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hydrastine, berberine, canadine
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Hydrastis canadensis (goldenseal) Pregnancy?
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NO
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Iris versicolor - spec indications?
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enlarged soft, and yielding lymphatic enlargements
thyroid fullness splenic fullness |
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Iris versicolor - best form?
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NEVER RAW!! Must be dried or heated
also must be dried before use in a tincture |
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Test question-what's the difference between the swellings that indicate phytolaca v iris versicola
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phytolaca - hard swellings
iris - soft swellings |
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iris versicolor - constituent that is bold in her notes
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irisin
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juglans cinera - uses
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Pin worms in children
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juglans cinera - uses again
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astringent for gi tract
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juglans cinnera -more uses?
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says in my notes this is the only helminthic that you can use while your pregnant BUT
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Then she says that juglans cinera contains?
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anthraquinone glycosides that you shouldn't take while pregnant as it may induce labor. hmmmmm
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Bold print constituent for juglans?
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juglandic acid
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Mahonia aquifolium - constituents
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berberine, berbamine, sbenzylisoquinoline, a white alkaloid oxycanthine,
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mahonia aquafolium - effects
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enhances macrophage activity, increases bile flow, stimulated gi mucosa
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mahonia indications?
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chronic skin dz, profusely secreting tumid mucous membranes
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Medicago sativa - dangers?
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In pregnancy - not good because of the coumarins.
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How is medicago sativa similar to Actea racemosa(black cohosh)?
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They both have estrogenic properties - medicago even more than Actea racemosa.
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Medicago sativa - use?
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good for hot flashes but risky
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What can coumarins do?
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Increase photosensitivity
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Medicago sativa - bolded constituents?
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diadzein, formononetin, genistein, biochannin A, saponins medicagenic acid, hederagenin, fibers lignan, hollocellulose
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Never use medicago in pt with..?
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SLE due to presence of L-canavanine -she noted this
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Also use medicago sativa with caution for?
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pregnant women
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Other negative effects of medicago sativa?
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can cause fertility problems
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Menyanthes trifoliata - use?
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Bitter that's good for chronic arthritis
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menyanthes trifoliata - constituent?
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iridoid monoterpenes (menthiofolin) - hence the bitterness
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Menyanthes trifoliata - what form?
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Use dried only - fresh causes emesis
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Manyanthes trifoliata - uses 3 of them?
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digestive disorders where the blood making is impaired associated with uterine diseases;
following the use of quinine in malarial diseases; chronic rheumatism |
