Herbs/Botanicals

Question 1

Ephedra
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Answer 1

Banned
Use: Promotes weight loss
Interaction: Rapid heart rate, headaches

Question 2

Helps the liver

Answer 2

Milk thistle

Question 3

Comfrey
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Answer 3

Use: Sooth nerves
Interaction: Irreversible liver disease

Question 4

Ginger
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Answer 4

Use: Anti-emetic
Interaction: avoid use w/ drugs that affect bleeding

Question 5

Kava
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Answer 5

Use: Relieve anxiety
Interaction: Liver failure

Question 6

Glucotrol/Glipizide

Answer 6

Increases insulin secretion

lowers blood sugar by causing pancreas to produce insulin

Question 7

Ginseng
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Answer 7

Use: Immunity, endurance
Interaction: High blood pressure, avoid use w/ warfarin

Question 8

Yohimbe
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Answer 8

Use: Erectile dysfunction
Interaction: Elevated blood pressure
* it raises his penis and blood pressure

Question 9

Saw Palmetto
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Answer 9

Use: Relieve symptoms of enlarged prostate
Interaction: Diuretic
* for older men usually

Question 10

Black Cohosh
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Answer 10

Use: Ease menopause symptoms
Interaction: Clotting

Question 11

Valerian root
Use: Calms nerves
Interaction: Avoid w/ liver disease

Answer 11

Use: Calms nerves
Interaction: Avoid w/ liver disease

Question 12

Calms the nerve (3)

Answer 12

Comfrey, Kava, Valerian root (all damages liver)

Question 13

Ginkgo Biloba
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Answer 13

Use: Vasodilation
Interaction: avoid w/ warfarin

Question 14

All the “G” is a

Answer 14

anti-coagulant

Question 15

Echinacea
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Answer 15

Use: Prevent moderate cold symptoms
Interaction: Avoid taking over 2 months

Question 16

Garlic
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Answer 16

Use: May decrease cholesterol, blood pressure
Interaction: Reduces clotting time, avoid use w/ warfarin

Question 17

St. Johns Wort
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Answer 17

Use: Anti-depressives, serotonin enhancing
Interaction: Reduces effect of warfarin, avoid w/ hypertensives, oral contraceptives and some statins

Question 18

Licorice root
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Answer 18

Use: Ulcers
Interaction: Avoid combination w/ spironolactone, thiazide and loop diuretics and hypertensives