Herbal Medicines Flashcards
What is the main reason pople start using alternative therapies?
Dissastisfied with traditional medicine.
Want to have more cotrol over their health care.
What is the PIU of Echinacea?
Reduce Duration and intensity of colds.
What are the effects of Echinacia?
Immune Modulating(inc. cytokines)
Anti-Inflammatory
Increase numbers of immunological blood cells
What are the adverse effects of Echinacea?
Do not take with immunosupressants (counteracting effects) Allergic Rxns (rash)
What are the PIU of Ginko Biloba?
Improve Memory
Treatment/Prevention of Alzheimer’s or dementia and peripheral vascular disease
What is the main resource that ranks effectiveness and safety of Herbal meds?
NMBER(Natural Medicines Brand Evidence-based Rating
What are the Adverse effects of Ginko Biloba?
Nausea, headache, diarrhea, anxiety, insomnia, bleeding
Antiplatelet actions
Siezures when taken un-cooked
What are the PIU of Garlic?
Atherosclerosis
High Cholesterol
Hypertension
What is the chemically active compound in Garlic?
Allicin (gives odor)
Is in higher levels in fresher garlic. Goes down with cooking and aging
What have human studies of garlic shown?
Enhances fibrinolytic activity and has antioxidant effects
also decrease in plaque formation
What are the adverse effects of Garlic?
Bleeding
Discontinue 7 days before surgery
Nausea, Hypotension, and allergy
Reduced bioavailability of antiviral agents
What is the PIU of Ginseng?
Support overall health and boost immune system, well being, stamina
Adverse effects and Drug interactions with Ginseng?
CNS Stimulation and hypertension at high doses
Irritability, sleepiness, manic behavior(comb. with antipsychotics)
What is the PIU for Milk thistle?
Liver Disease
- Reduce cirrhosis
- DI Hepatotox.
- Reduce Hepatitis
- Mushroom poisoning?
What is the active component in Milk thistle and what does it do?
Silymarin reduces deposition of collagen in damaged liver tissue
MOA of St. John’s Wort?
SSRI (antidepressant properties) As effective as other SSRIs with less side effects
What are the Drug interactions of St. John’s Wort?
Can induce hepatic CYP enzymes. ad reduce the serum concentrations of many drugs. May increase risk of Transplant Rejection by decreasing conc. of Immunodepressants.
What is the PIU of Saw Palmetto?
Treating BPH
Active agnts sterols and FAs?
What is the PIU of Glucosamine and Chondroitin?
Osteoarthritis by preventing cartilage breakdown.
Waht are the Adverse and drug interactions with GLucosamine?
Not many. Possibly interacts with Warfarin
What is the PIU of Melatonin?
Assists with quality of sleep
and morning alertness the next day.
What drug was developed as a melatonin receptor agonist?
Ramelton
What is the Adverse effect of Melatonin?
Can decrease sperm quality in men and LH in women! Dont use if trying to conceive!
What is the PIU of Butterbur?
Migraine
What is the PIU of Feverfew?
Migraine?
What are the adverse effects of Feverfiew?
Uterine Contractions
Mouth ulceration
What are rhe three herbal remedies for Migraines?
Butterbur, Feverfew and CoQ10
What is the PIU of CoQ10?
Decrease Statin induced myopathy
HTN
Ischemic heart disease
Adverse effects of CoQ10?
Simiar to Vit K. Dont take if on warfarin!
What is the PIU of Fish oil?
Hypertriglyceridemia
Cardiovascular disease
Omega 3 suplementation.
