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9 Cards in this Set
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St John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) |
Depression - comparable efficacy to tricyclic antidepressants |
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Saw Palmetto (Serenoa) |
Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) - comparable efficacy to finasteride - controversial inhibition of 5 a-reductase (test --> DHT) |
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Ginko Biloba |
Alzheimer's, dementia - comparable efficacy - fewer adverse effects than placebo |
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Kava Kava Root |
Antianxiety - not listed as comparable efficacy, but later slide says efficacy comparable with benzodiazepines |
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Black Cohosh |
Postmenopausal symptoms |
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Cinnamon bark (Cinnulin) |
Type II diabetes |
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Vanadium and chromium |
Type II diabetes |
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Echinaea extract |
Flu and common cold |
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Ephedrine |
Asthma, weight loss, nasal congestion |
