Alteratives

Question 1

List of Alteratives:

Answer 1

red clover
yellow dock
oregon grape
sarsaparilla
turmeric
burdock
stinging nettles

Question 2

Red Clover name

Answer 2

Trifolium pratense

Question 3

Trifolium pratense

• family
• part used
• energetics

Answer 3

Fabaceae
Flower
cooling

Question 4

Gobo name

Answer 4

Arctium lappa

Question 5

Arctium lappa

• family
• part used
• energetics

Answer 5

Asteraceae
Root (seed, leaf)
cooling and bitter

Question 6

Trifolium pratense - action

Answer 6

ALTERATIVE, antitumor, antitussive, antispasmodic, phytoestrogenic

Question 7

Trifolium pratense - indications

contraindications

Answer 7

Indications:
- spasmodic cough, TB
CA!!, gout, acne/skin!!, arthritis, ulcers, burns w poor healing
Perimenopause

Contra:
blood thinners, oral contraceptives

Question 8

Arctium lappa - action

Answer 8

ALTERATIVE, mild digestive bitter, antitumor, antimutagenic, nutritive antirheumatic, phytoestrogenic, LR tonic

Question 9

Arctium lappa - indications

Answer 9

skin!!, LR!!, stimulates lymph fx, lowers blood sugar, tonifies GI, RA

Question 10

Oregon Grape name

Answer 10

Mahonia spp. (Berberis spp)

Question 11

Mahonia spp. (Berberis spp)

• family
• part
• energetics

Answer 11

• berberidaceae
• root bark, stem bark
• cooling, drying

Question 12

Mahonia spp. (Berberis spp) - Indications

- contra

Answer 12

SKIN - acne, eczema, herpes, syphilis
GB fx - nausea, fat malabs., digestion
INFX - skin, eye, GI

Contra: pregnancy

Question 13

Mahonia spp. (Berberis spp) - actions

Answer 13

ALTERATIVE
antimicrobial
digestive bitter
anticatarrhal
cholagogue
mild laxative

Question 14

Yellow Dock name

Answer 14

Rumex crispus

Question 15

Rumex crispus

• family
• part
• energetics

Answer 15

• polygonaceae
• root
• cooling

Question 16

Rumex crispus - actions & indications

Answer 16

ALTERATIVE, bitter, nutritive, cholagogue, mild lax., GI tonic, calms larynx in chronic cough

SKIN
LR congestion
Constipation

Question 17

Rumex crispus - contraindications

Answer 17

oxalate KD stones, KD Dz, iron overload, pregnancy

* don’t eat the leaves!

Question 18

Stinging nettle name

Answer 18

Urtica dioca

Question 19

Urtica dioca

• family
• part
• energetics

Answer 19

• urticaceae
• leaf, root, seed
• drying, cooling

Question 20

Urtica dioca - actions & indications

Answer 20

Leaf: ALTERATIVE, NUTRITIVE, anti-inflam., urinary tract
- SKIN

Root: ASTRINGENT, anti-inflam.,hormone transformation related to BPH
- BPH, DIARHHEA

Question 21

Urtica dioca - contra

Answer 21

• long term use -> mucus membrane drying

Question 22

Sarsaparilla name

Answer 22

Smilax spp.

Question 23

Smilax spp.

• family
• part
• energetics

Answer 23

• Liliaceae
• root, rhizome
• drying, earthy

Question 24

Smilax spp. - actions & indications

Answer 24

ALTERATIVE, antirheumatic, diaphoretic, diuretic, adaptogenic

• SKIN
• LR deficiency
• rheumatic pain
• hormonal balance
• increase resistance to stress

Question 25

Smilax spp.- contra.

Answer 25

large doses -> GI irritation, ulceration

Question 26

Turmeric name

Answer 26

Curcuma longa

Question 27

Curcuma longa

• family
• part
• energetics

Answer 27

• Zingiberaceae
• rhizome
• cooling, warming, stimulating, moves stagnation

Question 28

Curcuma longa - actions & indications

Answer 28

ALTERATIVE, anti-inflam., antiox., anticarcinogenic, cholagogue, choleretic, emmenagogue, lowers cholesterol, carminative, hepatoprotective, cardioprotective, vulnerary

• LR, CIRCULATORY
• inflam., jaundice, LR disorders, SKIN, CV Dz

Question 29

Curcuma longa- contr

Answer 29

• pregnancy, bile duct obstruction

Question 30

What is an Alterative?

Answer 30

GI MOVEMENT - efficient elimination

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