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BM -1 bitters Flashcards

1
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What is a herbal bitter

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any plant that tastes bitter

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what do herbal bitters do

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stimulate bitter receptors that stimulate appetite, digestive juices, bile release, pancreatic hormone release and detox. They are often tonic

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What is the bitter reflex in general?

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Mediated by gastrin a gastric hormine, it results in the overall stimulation of digestive functions that eventually strengthes the structure and function of all digestive organs.

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What happens in response to bitter in the stomach?

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An increase in HCL that helps break down proteins, and inhances the bioavailability of many minerals like calcium and kills microbes

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What are general indications for a bitter?

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Loss of appetite, all evidence if indigestion, malabsorption, weakness, mood disorders and digestion problems that come from ageing

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what are bitters ususally combined with in general

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aromatic and carminative herbs to lessen the bitters ability to cause cramping

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What are specific herbs combined with bitters

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mints, fennel, anise, calamus, ginger, or aromatic bitter herbs

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what is the common name for gentiana lutea

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gentian or bitter root

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what part of gentiana lutea is used

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root and rhizome

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How is the gentian root prepared

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Dried root is decocted or powdered, dried and fresh may be tinctured

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What herb is concidered a pure peptic biter with very little tannins

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gentiana lutea

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What are the actions of gentiana

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promotes flow of bile (cholagogue), bitter tonic, stimulate digestive organs, mucoal tissues and portal circulation

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Indicaions for gentiana lutea

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Portal congestion, low motility, Malaria, GI debility, low HCL

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Felter indications;;overall

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sense of epigastric depression with physical and mental weariness. Imperfect digestion and atony of bowles

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Why use gentiana lutea after prolonged illness or fever

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Recover can depend on increased power to assimilate foods, and gentiana can help improve gastric digestion

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Why is gentiana lutea especially usefull in anorexia

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because it stimulates appetite (the just not being hungry part)

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2 main functions of gentiana lutea

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to improve digestion and increase appetite

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nature of gentiana lutea

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Cold nature and drying

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what is noticable on the bitter formulas

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they are mixed with something to mellow out the taste like zingiber officianalis, or anise seed.

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interesting thing about bitters and asthma

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there are bitter receptors in airway that dialate when they come inconcate with bitter so bitter can help releave asthma attack

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what is the common name for centaurium umbellatum or centaurium erythraea?

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century or fever wart.

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what part of centaurium umbettatum used

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only the foliage, not the root

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nature of centaurium umbettatum /erythraea

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cold and dry - similar to gentiana lutea

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actions of centaurium umbellatum

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bitter, hepatic, mild nervine, gastric stimulation, circulatory stimulant

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Indications for centaurium umbellatum or erythraea

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anorexia (lack of appetite) dyspepsia (low HCL) and sluggish digestion

26
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Centuary Bach flower remedy for who

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kind people, overanxcious to serve who overtax themselves to serve others . Do more than their fair share, and may neglect their own life

27
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artemisia absinthium is for what in general

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sluggish digestion, gas and inactivity

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Common name for artemisia absinthium

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wormwood or green fairy

29
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What are the importain volitile oils in artemisia absinthium

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Volitle oils: thujone, chamazulene, monoterpene,

30
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what are the importaint bitter parts of artemisia absinthium

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sequiterpene lactones: absinthin

31
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What are the toxic effects of thujone a component of artemisia absinthium

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hallucinations, tremors, convulsions, paralysis and psycotic behavior

32
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how does thujone work?

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it blocks GABA receptors in brain

33
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traditional clinical uses for artemisia absinthium

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digestive problems, gas, loss of tone, then balance physical, emotional and spiritual problems, also choleretic, anthelmintic, antiparisitic, bitter, stimulates appetite

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what do some say artemisia absinthium is helpfor because of its bittersweet property

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to promote balance, integration of physical and emotional, and breaking cycles of destructive behavior

35
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what is the difference between a true bitter like artemisia absinthium and centaurium umbellatum and an aromatic bitter.

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generally more gentle on the digestive system and also have a carminative action.

36
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what is the common name for achillea millefolium

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yarrow

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what part of achillea milleforlium uses

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herb, flowers and root

38
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what is speciall about the achillea millefolium

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the leaf has tons of tips, millefolium

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character of achillea millefolium

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neutral then cool and drying like gentiana lutea and centarium umbellatum

40
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what is the volitile oil of achillea millefolium

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azulene, thujol, eujenol - its blue

41
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medical actions of achillea millefolium

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Tonic bitter, anti inflammatory, increase bile, anti hemorrhagic, and anti spasmatic, also alteratie

42
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What GU conditions for achillea millefolium

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Urinary irritation, tone for system, Urinary incontinence, kidney irritation

43
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What gyneocological conditions for achillea millefolium

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Regulatory or female reproductive dunction - remove pelvic gongestion, uterine stimulant, hemostatic for dysfunctional bleeding.

44
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GI uses of achillea milefolium

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atonic stomach, anorexia, dyspeptic, GI infections

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Respiratory uses of achillea milefolium

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bronchitis, cold/flu, fevers

46
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yarrow flow essence

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for those who are vulnerable to others energy and for disturbances by pollution

47
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Keys of yarrow

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deep cuts to stop bleeding, heat in blood, infections

48
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the aromatic bitter humulus lupulus is also known as what?

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hops

49
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character of humulus lupulus

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bitter, anti inflammatory, anti oxidant, phyto estrogen

50
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parts of humulus lupulus used

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female strobile - the flower

51
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importaint chemicals in humulus lupulus

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Luptin (volitile oils and the bitter resins), estrogenic stubstances.

52
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effects of humulus

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setative, hypnotic, diuretic and topical batericidal

53
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specific indications of humulus lupulus

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Nervous irritability, insomnia, impairment of digestive organs, incontinene of urin

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