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Echinacea
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used for common cold; tox: GI distress, HA, dizziness
CI: ragweed allergy |
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Ephedra
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used: as for ephedrine
tox: CNS and CV stimulation, arrythmias, stroke, and sz at high doses |
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Feverfew
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used for migraine
tox: GI distress, mouth ulcers, antiplatelet actions |
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Ginkgo
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used for intermittent claudication
tox: GI distress, anxiety, insomnia, headache, antiplaletelt actions |
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Kava
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used for chronic anxiety
tox: GI distress, sedation, ataxia, hepatotox, phototox, dermatotox |
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Milk thistle
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used for viral hep
tox: loose stools |
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Saw palmetto
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used for BPH
tox: GI distress, decreased libido, HTN |
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St Johns wort
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used for mild to moderate depression
tox: GI distress, phototox, serotonin syndrome with SSRIs, induces P450 |
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DHEA
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used for symptomatic improvement in females with SLE, AIDS
tox: androgenization (premeno women), estrogenic effects (postmeno), feminization (young men) |
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Melatonin
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used for jet lag, insomnia
tox: sedation, suppresses midcycle LH, hypoprolactinemia, vivid dreams |
