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31 Cards in this Set
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Top seeling herbal
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Ginko Biloba
(memory, claudication) |
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Interaction with Ginko
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Anticoagulants
Bleeding risk |
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Use of Ginko
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for memory impairment and intermittent claudication
Causes vasodilation and inhibits platelet activating factor |
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Interactions with Coumadin
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Rule of G
Ginko Ginger Ginseng |
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Use for Ginseng
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Ups performance and energy
Stress |
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Contraindications for Ginseng
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hypertension
Inhibition of P450 Ginseng abuse syndrome |
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Used to treat stress and increase your performance and energy levels
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Ginseng
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Used to improve memory and maybe intermittent claudication
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Ginko Biloba
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Tx benign prostatic hyperplasia
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Saw Palmetto
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Use of Saw Palmetto
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BPH
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MOA of Saw Palmetto
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Inhibit 5-alpha reductase decreasing DHT
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Pennyroyal use
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Abortifactant in 1950's
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Toxicity of Pennyroyal
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Like acetaminophen poisoning
Gi, hepatic dysfunction, renal dysfunction, seizure, hypoglycemia |
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Tx for Pennyroyal OD
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GI decontamination
Charcoal N-acetylcysteine |
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Use of Eucalyptus
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Expectorant
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Acute Ingestion of Eucalyptus
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GI
Miosis CNS Depression Seizure Characteristic breath odor Urticaria |
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MOA St John's Wart
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SSRI
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SE of St John's Wart
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Photosensitization
Cataracts |
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Drug Interactions with St. John's Wart
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Increase cyclosporin A toxicity
Don't use with OCP Don't use while pregnant Many other drug interactions |
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MOA Ma huang
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Like ephedra
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Use for Yohimbine
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Aphrodisiac
Impotence |
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MOA of Yohimbine
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Alpha 2 inhibitor
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Toxicity of Yohimbine
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weakness, paresthesias
Chest pain, tremor Hypertension, infarcts |
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Tx of Yohimbine toxicity
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nitroprusside, esmolol
Clonidine |
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Trouble with Camomile
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Rare hypersensitivity esp in those with allergy to ragweed, asters, chrysanthemums
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Comfrey
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Dangerous, liver necrosis, pulmonary injury and righ heart injury
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Use of Kava Kava
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Anxiolytic
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MOA of Kava Kava
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GABA agonist
Dopamine antagonist |
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Clinical effects of Kava Kava
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Sedation (GABA)
Dystonia (Dopamine) Kavaism (flaky, yellowish skin, hair loss, weight loss) |
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Use of valerian
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Sedative
Anxiolytic Antispasmodic |
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SE of Valerian
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Sedation
Mydriasis Tremor |
