GI Formulas, Vascular Tonics, Diarrhea Flashcards
Bastyr Formula B indications
bowel infxns ulcerations with bleeding chronic bowel issues IBS diverticulitis UC
The Famous 42s
Active portion: artemisia absinthum
Used as a bowel cleanse, recommended for many things including intestinal parasites or at the onset of a cold
What kind of infxns are thought to be the most common cause of diarrhea?
Viral
What causes the most severe cases of diarrhea?
Bacterial infxns
Goals of diarrhea tx
prevent dehydration
maintain electrolyte balance
Activated charcoal MOA
adsorbs toxins and inflammatory cytokines
Astringents
tighten inflamed tissues, reduce secretions, create a barrier to further infxns, anti-inflammatory properties.
Constituents responsible for the astringent action of astringents
tannins
Potentilla tormentilla
Astringent, tonic
Indicated in watery diarrhea and passive hemorrhage
Urtica dioica
Leaf: nutritious
Root: astringent
Use root for chronic diarrhea and dysentery with large mucous evacuations, profuse secretion of gasric juice
MOA berberine containing herbs
act as “localized nonsytemics” act on tissues that they contact but are not absorbed well through the GI tract
Anthelmintics
used to expel worms from the GI tract
Allium sativum
antimicrobial, anthelmintic, antiparasitic, antifungal, supports immune function
spares lactobacillus!
synergist to abx
Artemisis absinthum
bitter carminative febrifuge anthelmintic antimicrobial
Picranea excelsa
bitter, anthelmintic
Indications: intestinal parasites
Juglans nigra
anthelmintic
Indication: intestinal parasites
Szygium aromaticum
Antimicrobial, anthelmintic
Indication: intestinal parasites
Aesculus hippocastanum
venous tonic
anti-edemic, anti-inflammatory, astringent
Indications: hemorrhoids, chronic venous insufficiency, hematomas, postoperative swelling
Aesculus hippocastanum MOA
reduces lysosomal enzyme activity in the veins preventing breakdown of mucopolysaccharides in the capillary wall
reduces the vascular permeability of small proteins, electrolytes and water into intercellular space
Ruscus aculeatus
Anti-inflammatory, vasoconstrictor, antihemorrhagic
Eruopean folk remedy for varicose veins
Collinsonia canadensis
Diuretic, tonic, astringent, hepatic tonic, lithotrophic, anti-lithic, carminative, anti-inflammatory
Specific indications of collinsonia
Sensations of congestion, irritation, constriction esp affecting the throat and rectum
Hemorrhoids
Hamamelis virginia
astringent
anti-inflammatory
hemostatic
wound healing
Hamamelis virginia specfic indications
venous debility with relaxation and fullness
pale mucous tissues
Argimonia
pure astringent and mild antimicrobial
