Dietary Supplements And Herbal Medications 64

Question 1

defines dietary supplements as vitamins, minerals, herbs or other botanicals, amino acids or dietary supplements used to supplement the diet by increasing dietary intake, or con- centrates, metabolites, constituents, extracts, or any combination of these ingredients.

Answer 1

Dietary supplement health and education act (DSHEA)

Question 2

Under the DSHEA, dietary supplements are not considered over- the-counter drugs in the USA but rather?

Answer 2

Food supplements used for health maintenance

Question 3

Three most widely used species of Echinacea are?

Answer 3

Echinacea purpurea
Echinacea pallida
Echinacea angustifolia

Question 4

The purple coneflower that has been the most widely studies in clinical trials

Answer 4

Echinacea purpurea

Question 5

An echinacea that are most often noted as having immune modulating properties

Answer 5

Echinacea pallida and Echinacea angustifolia

Question 6

An Echinacea that have shows increased phagocytosis, total circulating monocytes, neutrophils and natural killer cells

Answer 6

Echinacea purpurea

Question 7

known as Echinaforce, inhibited the rise in pro-inflammatory cytokines and interleukins-6 and -8, and also inhibited mucin secretion caused by exposure to rhinovirus type 1A in a 3D tissue model of human airway epithelium.

Answer 7

Echinacea purpurea

Question 8

Inhibition of cyclooxygenase, 5-lipoxygenase, and hyaluronidase may be involved. Topical application reduced both paw and ear edema.

Answer 8

Echinacea purpurea