botanicals Flashcards
Garlic, Ginkgo biloba, Red yeast rice, Hawthorn, Horse Chestnut
Botanicals for atherosclerotic risk and cardiovascular disorders
Aloe vera, Comfrey, Tea tree oil, Witch Hazel, Calendula
Botanicals for skin disorders
Gamma-linolenic acid sources (e.g. evening primrose oil, borage oil), Bromelain, Arnica, Devil’s claw, Willow bark, Capsicum, Turmeric, Boswellia, Feverfew, Butterbur
botanicals for inflammation and pain
Ginkgo biloba, St. John’s wort, Kava, Valerian, Hops, Lavender
Botanicals for nervous ystem dysfunction
Peppermint, Ginger, Licorice, Dandelion, Artichoke, Senna, Milk thistle, Castor oil, Psyllium;
Botanicals for gastrointestinal dysfunction
Saw palmetto, Pygeum, Nettle, Chasteberry, Black cohosh
Botanicals for urinary tract and gynecological dysfunction
Ginseng, Botanical antioxidants (Grape seed, Green tea, Pine bark), Echinacea
botanicals for increased resistance to disease and immune function
Volatile essential oils (e.g. thyme, eucalyptus - check page 202 of textbook), Ivy leaf, Butterbur, Ephedra
botanicals for respiratory system dysfunction
allium sativum
garlic
monascus purpureus
red yeast rice
ginkgo
ginkobiloba
peripheral arterial disease and dementia
ginko
crataegus, monogya, oxyacantha
hawthorn
aesculus hippocastanum
horse chestnut
congestive heart failure
hawthorn
chronic venous insufficiency
horse chestnut
symptum officinale
comfrey
Melaleuca alternifolia
tea tree oil
hamamelis virginana
witch hazel
calendula officinale
calendula
skin wounds, burns, excema
calendula (calendula officinale)
ananas comosus
bromelain
arnica montana
arnica
post op trauma and pain & inflammation
arnica nad bromelain
borago officinialis
borage oil
anti-inflammatory
borage oil
harpagophytum procumbens
devils claw
anti-inflammatory & joint pain
devils claw - harpagophytum procumbens
capsium
paprika, cayenne
boswellia serrata
boswellia
tanacetum parthenium
fever few
petasites hybridus
butter bur
osteoarthritis pain
boswellia
migraine prevention
feverfew & butterbur
curcuma longa
tumeric
cholagogue, liver idsease, hyperlipidemia, osteoarthritis
tumeric
hypericum perforatum
st johns wort
depression
st johns wort
piper methysticum
kava
anxiety
kava
humulus lupulus
hops