GI: Vascular tonics, anthelmintics

Question 1

Actions of activated charcoal

Answer 1

adsorbs toxins and inflammatory cytokines

slows motility

Question 2

Constituents responsible for astringent action.

Answer 2

Tannins

Question 3

Name 4 astrigents

Answer 3

Geranium maculatum
Agrimonia eupatoria
Potentilla tormentilla
Quercus spp.

Question 4

Part used: root
Action: astringent, tonic
Specific Indications: watery diarrhea and passive hemorrhage

Answer 4

Potentilla tormentilla

Question 5

Compound Powder of Tormentil

Answer 5

Powdered Tormentil, 1 OZ; Powdered Galangal, 1 OZ.; Powdered Marshmallow rt, 1 OZ
Powdered Ginger, 4 drachms.

Question 6

The urtica dioica leaf is _____, root is _____.

Answer 6

Leaf = nutritious
Root = astringent

Question 7

Berberine containing herbs:

Answer 7

Hydrastis canadensis
Mahonia spp.
Berberis spp. 
Coptis chinensis
Phellodendron amurense
Corydalis spp.
and others

Question 8

Potential Toxicity of Aesculus hippocastanum

Answer 8

acute renal failure from injection of aescin

Question 9

Medicinal Actions: antiinflammatory, vasoconstrictor, antihemorrhagic
Vasotonic
Historical use: Old European folk remedy for varicose veins

Answer 9

Ruscus aculeatus

Question 10

Medicinal actions:
Diuretic, tonic, astringent, hepatic tonic, lithotrophic, anti-lithic, carminative, anti-inflammatory.
Alterative, tonic, stimulant, diuretic.
Mildly stimulating, moderately astringent and diffuse in action

Answer 10

Collinsonia canadensis

Question 11

Specific indications and Uses.—Chronic diarrhoea and dysentery, with large mucous evacuations; profuse secretion of gastric juice, with eructations and emesis; choleraic discharges; summer bowel diseases. of children, with copious watery and mucous passages; chronic eczematous eruptions.

Answer 11

Urtica dioica root

Question 12

specificity of seat of berberine-containing compounds

Answer 12

mucous membranes

Question 13

Explain how the constituents of allium sativum are activated

Answer 13

alliinase converts alliin to allicin when garlic is crushed. Allicin then breaks down into various diallyl sulfides.

Question 14

Actions: bitter, carminative, febrifuge, antimicrobial, anthelmintic, antidepressant

Answer 14

Artemisia absinthum

Question 15

What does it mean when berberine containing herbs are called “localized nonsystemics”?

Answer 15

they act on the tissues that they contact, but they are not absorbed well through the GI tract

Question 16

Constituents: eugenol

Answer 16

Syzygium aromaticum

Question 17

Truckers treatment for hemmorhoids

Answer 17

Black tea bag , moistened and applied

Question 18

leaves are used as an expectorant in bronchitis

Vascular enhancer - Improve tone of tissue and reduce cellular edema

Answer 18

Aesculus hippocastanum

Question 19

Actions: Antimicrobial, anthelmintic, antiparasitic, antifungal, supports immune function, spares lactobacillus, synergist to antibiotic medications

Answer 19

Allium sativum

Question 20

Powerful antimicrobials over a broad spectrum of bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and fungi
Anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and astringent

Answer 20

Berberine containing herbs

Question 21

has been studied for use in pregnancy-related varicosities. Two studies on pregnancy-related venous insufficiency both showed improvement in maternal symptoms without any negative effects on the fetus.

Answer 21

Ruscus aculeatus

Question 22

Actions
Astringent
Anti inflammatory
Hemostatic
Wound healing

Answer 22

Hamamelis virginiana