Bot Med II Male and Female Health

Question 1

major indications for the use of Urtica dioica

Answer 1

BPH
anti-inflammatory
diuretic
anti-prostatic

Question 2

major indications for the use of Epilobium parvifolium (willow)

Answer 2

BPH

enlarged prostate

Question 3

major indications for the use of Chimaphila umbellate (pipsissewa)

Answer 3

BPH
liver inflammation
renal edema
constipation and hemerroids

Question 4

major indications for the use of Solidago spp. (goldenrod)

Answer 4

BPH
renal gravel
irrigation of urinary tract

Question 5

major indications for the use of Opuntia spp (prickly pear)

Answer 5

BPH

epididymitis

Question 6

major indications for the use of Hippophae rhamnodies (sea buckthorn)

Answer 6

enhances libido

rectal fissures

Question 7

major indications for the use of Tribulus terrestris

Answer 7

fertility

aphrodisiac

Question 8

major indications for the use of Lepidium myenii (macs)

Answer 8

aphrodisiac
endurance
fertility

Question 9

major indications for the use of Avena saliva (wild oats)

Answer 9

antidepressant
adrenal tonic
sex tonic

Question 10

major indications for the use of Epimedium sagittatum (horny goat weed)

Answer 10

impotence

sperm

Question 11

major indications for the use of serenoa repens (saw palmetto)

Answer 11

BPH
chronic prostatitis
male baldness
prostate cancer
anti-inflammatory
anti-spasmotic
endocrine agent

Question 12

major indications for the use of Vitex a gnus castus (chaste berry)

Answer 12

mastalgia
PMS
dysmenorria
fertility
menorrhagia
prolactinoma
acne
fibroids

Question 13

major indications for the use of Actea racemes (black cohosh)

Answer 13

perimenopausal symptoms
dysmenorreah
depression
pain

Question 14

major indications for the use of Angelica sinensis (female ginseng)

Answer 14

dysmenorrhea, blood mover/blood tonic, irregular menses, amenorrhea, pain

Question 15

major indications for the use of Viburnum opulus (cramp bark)

Answer 15

anti-spasmotic, dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia, bronchoconstriction, skeletal muscle spasms, pelvic congestion, bladder spasms

Question 16

major indications for the use of Lepidium meyenii (maca)

Answer 16

perimenopausal
low libido
adrenal fatigue

Question 17

major indications for the use of Rheum rhaponticum (rhubarb)

Answer 17

decreases hot flashes, depression, anxiety

Question 18

major indications (with regard to thyroid function) for the use of Lycopodium virginicus (bugleweed)

Answer 18

hyperthyroid

antithyrotrophic: blocks T4 to T3 conversion

Question 19

major indications (with regard to thyroid function) for the use of Leonurus cardiaca (mother wart)

Answer 19

hyperthyroid
stimulates delated menses
nervine
anxiety

Question 20

major indications (with regard to thyroid function) for the use of Melissa officials (lemon balm)

Answer 20

hyperthyroid
anxiety
restlessness
palpitations
headache
depression

Question 21

major indications (with regard to thyroid function) for the use of Iris versicolor (blue flag)

Answer 21

hypothyroid?

alterative for glandular tissues

Question 22

major indications (with regard to thyroid function) for the use of Withania somnifera (ashwaganda)

Answer 22

hypothyroid
thyroid dysfunction
fatigue
insomnia
chronic inflammation

Question 23

major indications (with regard to thyroid function) for the use of Comiphora mukul

Answer 23

hypothyoid

hyperlipidemia

Question 24

major indications (with regard to thyroid function) for the use of Coleus forskolii

Answer 24

HTN

hypothyroid

Question 25

major indications (with regard to thyroid function) for the use of Fucus vesiculosis (bladderwrack)

Answer 25

hypothyroid

Question 26

phytoestrogen

Answer 26

sits on estrogen receptor and can stimulate estrogen or weaken estrogen stimulation which would decrease estrogen effect on the body

Question 27

vitex

Answer 27

mastalgia
PMS
fertility
balancing hormone
acts on hypothalamus