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Botanicals for final Flashcards

0
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What part of peppermint is used?

A

Leaf

Essential oil

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What part of licorice is used?

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Root (chewable; before meals)

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What part of saw palmetto is used?

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Ripe fruit
Use capsules
NOT teas

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3
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What part of pygeum is used?

A

Bark

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What part of stinging nettle is used?

A

Root

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What part of cranberry is used?

A

Fruit (juice or powdered extract)

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6
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What part of vitex is used?

A

Dried berry extract.

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What part of black cahosh is used?

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Root.

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What part of artichoke is used?

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Whole or cut dried leaves.

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What is the scientific name for licorice?

A

Glycyrrhiza Glabra

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10
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What is the scientific name for peppermint?

A

Mentha piperita

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What is the scientific name for Pygeum?

A

African plum tree

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12
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What is the scientific name for cranberry?

A

Vaccinium macrocarpon

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13
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What is the scientific name for vitex?

A

Chasteberry

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What is the scientific name for Red Clover?

A

Trifolium pratense

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What is the scientific name for black cahosh?

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Cimicifuga rasemosa.

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What is the scientific name for artichoke leaf?

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Cynara Scolymus.

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What are the risks/contraindications for Licorice?

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Liver and severe kidney disorders.

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18
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What are the risks/contraindications for peppermint?

A

Liver/gallbladder dz.

Contraindicated in cases of symptomatic gallstones.

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19
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What are the risks/contraindications for saw palmetto?

A

Use caution w/ anticoagulants.

Contraindicated in pregnancy.

20
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What are the risks/contraindications for Pygeum?

A

Side effect = GI upset.

No safety concerns.

21
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What are the risks/contraindications for Cranberry?

A

Warfarin can lead to increased bleading.

Salicylate allergy/sensitivity.

22
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What are the risks/contraindications for black cahosh?

A

Not recommended during pregnancy.

Monitor liver function.

23
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What are the risks/contraindications for artichoke?

A

Allergies.

Obstruction of bile ducts.

24
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What are the active constituents for licorice?

A

Glycyrrhizin.

Flavonoids.

25
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What are the active constituents for Peppermint?

A

Menthol.

26
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What are the active constituents for saw palmetto?

A

Fatty acids/sterols.

27
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What are the active constituents for Pygeum?

A

Sterols.

Triterpenes.

28
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What are the active constituents for Cranberry?

A

Flavonoids.
Anthocyanins.
(Vit. C)

29
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What are the active constituents for Red Clover?

A

Isoflavones.

30
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What conditions can you use licorice for?

A

Peptic ulcer.
Gerd.
(usually as effective as meds).

31
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What conditions can you use peppermint for?

A

IBS.
Non-ulcer dyspepsia.
Tension HA (topical).

32
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What conditions can you use saw palmetto for?

A

BPH (widely used).

33
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What conditions can you use Pygeum for?

A

BPH.

34
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What conditions can you use stinging nettle for?

A

BPH.

35
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What conditions can you use Cranberry for?

A

Recurrent UTI prevention in adult women (good alternative for regular antibiotics).

36
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What conditions can you use vitex for?

A

PMS.

37
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What conditions can you use red clover for?

A

Fibrocystic breast dz.

Menopause.

38
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What conditions can you use black cahosh for?

A

Menopause.
Dysmenorrhea (?).
PMS (?).

39
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What conditions can you use artichoke leaf for?

A

Gallbladder dz.

40
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What is the MOA for licorice?

A

Increase production of gastric protective mucin.

Inhibit H. Pylori.

41
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What is the MOA for peppermint?

A

Carminative.

Antispasmodic.

42
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What is the MOA for saw palmetto?

A

Decrease prostate cell proliferation.
Inhibit cox enxymes.
Anti-androgenic.

43
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What is the MOA for pygeum?

A

Suppresses epithelial growth factor.

44
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What is the MOA for Stinging Nettle?

A

Anti-proliferative effects.

Decrease effects of androgens.

45
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What is the MOA for vitex?

A

Increase progesterone.

Effects prolactin.

46
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What is the MOA for Black Cahosh?

A

Inhibits LH but not FSH.

47
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What is the MOA for artichoke leaf?

A

Choleretic (increase bile).
Hepatoprotectve.
Decrease cholesterol.
Diuretic.

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