Exam 2 - Natural Products Flashcards
Which supplements can cause bleeding
5 Gs:
- ginger
- garlic
- glucosamine
- ginseng
- ginkgo
Fish oil (high dose)
Dong quai
Vitamin E
Willow bark (salicylate)
Which supplements can cause liver toxicity
Comfrey
Kava
Black cohosh
Green tea extracts
Chapperal
(Cassie Kellogg Bakes Green Cookies [cookies to avoid liver damage from drinking])
Which of the following are CNS stimulants
Ginkgo
Vitamin E
Vinpocentine
Ephedra
Bitter orange
Kava
Ephedra
Bitter orange
(Ephedra sounds like ephedrine)
What can yohimbe cause
Increased HR + BP
Risk of seizure
(Used to treat ED for yoHIMbe; ED treatment ups BP and HR)
(seizure bc you’ll be shaking after he uses it for ED)
What is considered the safe max amount of caffeine
400 mg
(So you could have almost 4 red bulls a day)
What is st. Johns wort used for
Anxiety and depression
Used for colds
Echinacea
Zinc
Vitamin C
Eucalyptus oil
(Echinacea, zinc, and vit C build immunity and eucalyptus helps sinuses)
What is ginkgo used for
Memory
Tinnitus
Vertigo
Peripheral vascular disease
Dementia
(MTV PD because calling the MTV police dept sounds just as goofy as ginkgo biloba)
Which two products are used in diabetes
Magnesium
Chromium
(Chromium acts as sulfonylurea)
What are omega 3 fatty acids used for
Dyslipidemia
(Fat = lipid)
What is peppermint used for
Dyspepsia
(PEPpermint, dysPEPsia)
Common supplements for weight loss
Bitter orange
Guarana (green tea)
Caffeine
(Oranges, green tea, and caffeine to make you a skinny queen)
What is yohimbe used for
ED
(yoHIMbe)
What should be avoided when taking digoxin
Hawthorne
Cascara sagrada
(Because Gale Hawthorne DIGs in CaveS)
What is CoQ10 used for
Sleep
Migraines
Heart health
(It’s in reign energy drinks - it helps w/ sleep and heart health to counteract effects of the drink + caffeine helps migraines)
Which supplement is used to increase GI health
Horehound
Red yeast rice
Turmeric
Chromium
Horehound
(Because whores have GI upset from being shaken around all the time)
Others wrong because:
Red yeast rice is for cholesterol
Chromium is for diabetes
Turmeric for inflammation
What is hawthorne used for
Heart health
(Because Gale Hawthorne stole your heart)
What is turmeric used to treat
Inflammation
What is chamomile used for
Insomnia
(Cup of chamomile tea before bed)
What supplement can be used to treat HTN
Milk thistle
Garlic
Valerian
Black cohosh
Garlic
(Because i’m a garlic girl and have low BP)
Which supplement is used for liver health
Milk thistle
(It’s a hepatoprotectant; people should try drinking milk instead of alcohol for once)
Used for menopause
Black cohosh
Dong quai
Evening primrose oil
(Treating menopause will make you want dong in the evening)
What medication should be avoided with black cohosh
Lisinopril
(Anything heart related = avoid w/ black cohosh; treating menopause is exciting and will up HR and BP)
Which are used for migraine prophylaxis
Feverfew
Soy
CoQ10
Butterbur
Witch hazel
Riboflavin
CoQ10
Riboflavin
Feverfew
Butterbur
(Can’t Really Feel Better)
Which of the following is ginger used for
Stop bleeding
Motion sickness
Migraine prophylaxis
Prostate health
Motion sickness
(Think about the ginger chews used to treat pregnancy nausea)
What is glucosamine used for
Osteoarthritis
Who should SAMe be avoided in
People with a BMI over 35
(Because Sam is 35 years old now)
Which of the following is soy used for
Improved memory
ADHD
Osetoporosis
Osteoarthritis
Osteoporosis
(osteoPorosis for Potato rolled in soy)
What is carcinia cambogia used for
Weight loss
(Because cambogia sounds like Cambodia and you want to lose weight before your trip there)
What toxicity can butterbur cause
Hepatic
(Butter = fat; think fatty liver)
Which is used for prostate health
Saw palmetto
(Men use saws and have prostates)
Used for UTIs
Yogurt
Probiotics
Cranberry
What supplement is synthesized by the pineal gland
Melatonin
What supplement is also called ubiquinone, and has vitamin K like effects if taken w/ warfarin
CoQ10
What product should be discontinued 10-14 days before surgery
Garlic
(I’d rather die than go without garlic for 2 weeks so I’m not getting the surgery)
This product is not recommended to be used longer than 6 months
Black cohosh
(You only get to treat your menopause for 6 months, so make it count)
This supplement is a natural analogue of lovastatin (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor)
Red yeast rice
This product may cause HTN
Licorice
(Licorice is so gross, eating it would up my BP)
This product treats nausea and vomiting in pregnant women
Ginger
(Think ginger chews)
This product stimulates breast milk production (avoid with chickpea allergy)
Fenugreek
(Because chickpeas are what hummus is made of and hummus is greek)
This product is for menopause and can cause seizures if taking anticonvulsants
Evening primrose oil
AKA silybum marianum (avoid in pregnancy and ragweed allergies)
Milk thistle
This product must be taken at first sign of viral illness (do not take if history of asthma)
Coneflower (echinacea)
What reduces halitosis (bad breath) from fish oil
Freezing it before taking
Bitter orange may cause _____ or _____
Stroke
MI
(makes sense because it’s a CNS stimulant)
