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Cardiotonic
-helps improve/support cardiac function
-System: Cardiovascular
-Indications: congestive heart failure
Hawthorn
-Crataegus monogyna
-Cardiotonic, positive ionotropic, negative chronotropic, antiarrhythmic
Motherwort
-Leonurus cardiaca
-Cardiotonic, negative chronotropic
Positive ionotropic
-increases cardiac contractility
-Related to: negative ionotropic
-System: cardiovascular
-Mechanism: increases intracellular Ca2+ ion thus increasing cardiac muscle contractions
Lily of the Valley
-Convallaria majalis
-Positive ionotropic, negative chronotropic, antiarrhythmic
Negative chronotropic
-Decreases heart rate
-Related: positive chronotropic
-Indications: tachycardia (fast heart rate), heart palpitations
Foxglove
-Digitalis purpurea
-Positive ionotropic, negative chronotropic, antiarrhymic
Antiarrhythmic
-Normalizes rhythm of heart/ improves heart rate
-Indications: congestive heart failure, heart palpitations
Circulatory stimulants (Syn. circulatory tonic)
-Stimulates peripheral circulation
-Indications: Poor circulations (cold hands and feet)
Cayenne
-Cayenne annuum
-Circulatory stimulant
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