Herbal Medicines

Question 1

What is the main reason pople start using alternative therapies?

Answer 1

Dissastisfied with traditional medicine.

Want to have more cotrol over their health care.

Question 2

What is the PIU of Echinacea?

Answer 2

Reduce Duration and intensity of colds.

Question 3

What are the effects of Echinacia?

Answer 3

Immune Modulating(inc. cytokines)
Anti-Inflammatory
Increase numbers of immunological blood cells

Question 4

What are the adverse effects of Echinacea?

Answer 4

Do not take with immunosupressants (counteracting effects)
Allergic Rxns (rash)

Question 5

What are the PIU of Ginko Biloba?

Answer 5

Improve Memory

Treatment/Prevention of Alzheimer’s or dementia and peripheral vascular disease

Question 6

What is the main resource that ranks effectiveness and safety of Herbal meds?

Answer 6

NMBER(Natural Medicines Brand Evidence-based Rating

Question 7

What are the Adverse effects of Ginko Biloba?

Answer 7

Nausea, headache, diarrhea, anxiety, insomnia, bleeding
Antiplatelet actions
Siezures when taken un-cooked

Question 8

What are the PIU of Garlic?

Answer 8

Atherosclerosis
High Cholesterol
Hypertension

Question 9

What is the chemically active compound in Garlic?

Answer 9

Allicin (gives odor)

Is in higher levels in fresher garlic. Goes down with cooking and aging

Question 10

What have human studies of garlic shown?

Answer 10

Enhances fibrinolytic activity and has antioxidant effects

also decrease in plaque formation

Question 11

What are the adverse effects of Garlic?

Answer 11

Bleeding
Discontinue 7 days before surgery
Nausea, Hypotension, and allergy
Reduced bioavailability of antiviral agents

Question 12

What is the PIU of Ginseng?

Answer 12

Support overall health and boost immune system, well being, stamina

Question 13

Adverse effects and Drug interactions with Ginseng?

Answer 13

CNS Stimulation and hypertension at high doses

Irritability, sleepiness, manic behavior(comb. with antipsychotics)

Question 14

What is the PIU for Milk thistle?

Answer 14

Liver Disease

• Reduce cirrhosis
• DI Hepatotox.
• Reduce Hepatitis
• Mushroom poisoning?

Question 15

What is the active component in Milk thistle and what does it do?

Answer 15

Silymarin reduces deposition of collagen in damaged liver tissue

Question 16

MOA of St. John’s Wort?

Answer 16

SSRI (antidepressant properties) As effective as other SSRIs with less side effects

Question 17

What are the Drug interactions of St. John’s Wort?

Answer 17

Can induce hepatic CYP enzymes. ad reduce the serum concentrations of many drugs. May increase risk of Transplant Rejection by decreasing conc. of Immunodepressants.

Question 18

What is the PIU of Saw Palmetto?

Answer 18

Treating BPH

Active agnts sterols and FAs?

Question 19

What is the PIU of Glucosamine and Chondroitin?

Answer 19

Osteoarthritis by preventing cartilage breakdown.

Question 20

Waht are the Adverse and drug interactions with GLucosamine?

Answer 20

Not many. Possibly interacts with Warfarin

Question 21

What is the PIU of Melatonin?

Answer 21

Assists with quality of sleep

and morning alertness the next day.

Question 22

What drug was developed as a melatonin receptor agonist?

Answer 22

Ramelton

Question 23

What is the Adverse effect of Melatonin?

Answer 23

Can decrease sperm quality in men and LH in women! Dont use if trying to conceive!

Question 24

What is the PIU of Butterbur?

Answer 24

Migraine

Question 25

What is the PIU of Feverfew?

Answer 25

Migraine?

Question 26

What are the adverse effects of Feverfiew?

Answer 26

Uterine Contractions

Mouth ulceration

Question 27

What are rhe three herbal remedies for Migraines?

Answer 27

Butterbur, Feverfew and CoQ10

Question 28

What is the PIU of CoQ10?

Answer 28

Decrease Statin induced myopathy
HTN
Ischemic heart disease

Question 29

Adverse effects of CoQ10?

Answer 29

Simiar to Vit K. Dont take if on warfarin!

Question 30

What is the PIU of Fish oil?

Answer 30

Hypertriglyceridemia
Cardiovascular disease
Omega 3 suplementation.