Botanicals for final Flashcards
What part of peppermint is used?
Leaf
Essential oil
What part of licorice is used?
Root (chewable; before meals)
What part of saw palmetto is used?
Ripe fruit
Use capsules
NOT teas
What part of pygeum is used?
Bark
What part of stinging nettle is used?
Root
What part of cranberry is used?
Fruit (juice or powdered extract)
What part of vitex is used?
Dried berry extract.
What part of black cahosh is used?
Root.
What part of artichoke is used?
Whole or cut dried leaves.
What is the scientific name for licorice?
Glycyrrhiza Glabra
What is the scientific name for peppermint?
Mentha piperita
What is the scientific name for Pygeum?
African plum tree
What is the scientific name for cranberry?
Vaccinium macrocarpon
What is the scientific name for vitex?
Chasteberry
What is the scientific name for Red Clover?
Trifolium pratense
What is the scientific name for black cahosh?
Cimicifuga rasemosa.
What is the scientific name for artichoke leaf?
Cynara Scolymus.
What are the risks/contraindications for Licorice?
Liver and severe kidney disorders.
What are the risks/contraindications for peppermint?
Liver/gallbladder dz.
Contraindicated in cases of symptomatic gallstones.
What are the risks/contraindications for saw palmetto?
Use caution w/ anticoagulants.
Contraindicated in pregnancy.
What are the risks/contraindications for Pygeum?
Side effect = GI upset.
No safety concerns.
What are the risks/contraindications for Cranberry?
Warfarin can lead to increased bleading.
Salicylate allergy/sensitivity.
What are the risks/contraindications for black cahosh?
Not recommended during pregnancy.
Monitor liver function.
What are the risks/contraindications for artichoke?
Allergies.
Obstruction of bile ducts.
What are the active constituents for licorice?
Glycyrrhizin.
Flavonoids.
What are the active constituents for Peppermint?
Menthol.
What are the active constituents for saw palmetto?
Fatty acids/sterols.
What are the active constituents for Pygeum?
Sterols.
Triterpenes.
What are the active constituents for Cranberry?
Flavonoids.
Anthocyanins.
(Vit. C)
What are the active constituents for Red Clover?
Isoflavones.
What conditions can you use licorice for?
Peptic ulcer.
Gerd.
(usually as effective as meds).
What conditions can you use peppermint for?
IBS.
Non-ulcer dyspepsia.
Tension HA (topical).
What conditions can you use saw palmetto for?
BPH (widely used).
What conditions can you use Pygeum for?
BPH.
What conditions can you use stinging nettle for?
BPH.
What conditions can you use Cranberry for?
Recurrent UTI prevention in adult women (good alternative for regular antibiotics).
What conditions can you use vitex for?
PMS.
What conditions can you use red clover for?
Fibrocystic breast dz.
Menopause.
What conditions can you use black cahosh for?
Menopause.
Dysmenorrhea (?).
PMS (?).
What conditions can you use artichoke leaf for?
Gallbladder dz.
What is the MOA for licorice?
Increase production of gastric protective mucin.
Inhibit H. Pylori.
What is the MOA for peppermint?
Carminative.
Antispasmodic.
What is the MOA for saw palmetto?
Decrease prostate cell proliferation.
Inhibit cox enxymes.
Anti-androgenic.
What is the MOA for pygeum?
Suppresses epithelial growth factor.
What is the MOA for Stinging Nettle?
Anti-proliferative effects.
Decrease effects of androgens.
What is the MOA for vitex?
Increase progesterone.
Effects prolactin.
What is the MOA for Black Cahosh?
Inhibits LH but not FSH.
What is the MOA for artichoke leaf?
Choleretic (increase bile).
Hepatoprotectve.
Decrease cholesterol.
Diuretic.
