Hormones

Question 1

What is an antiandrogenic?

Answer 1

hormone regulating/modulating

Question 2

What is phytoestrogenic?

Answer 2

Modulates estrogen receptors

Question 3

What is hormone-regulator (balancer)?

Answer 3

balances/reestablishes hormone levels

Question 4

What is an antispasmodic?

Answer 4

prevents spasms

Question 5

What is an antihemorrhagic?

Answer 5

prevents/arrests bleeding

Question 6

What is a uterine astringent?

Answer 6

tonifies/strengthens uterus

Question 7

What is a uterine tonic?

Answer 7

tonifies/strengthens uterus

Question 8

What is an emmenagogue?

Answer 8

induces/reduces menstruation

Question 9

What is an abortifacient?

Answer 9

terminates pregnancy

Question 10

What is a parturient?

Answer 10

prepares uterus for labour and/or assists with child birth (oxytocic)

Question 11

What is galactagogue?

Answer 11

helps increase milk production/secreation

Question 12

What are actions of benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH)?

Answer 12

phytoestrogen, androgenic, carotenoids (lycopene)

Question 13

What are BPH herbs and botanicals?

Answer 13

pumpkin, pumpkin seed, ground flax, soy, saw palmetto, nettle, red clover

Question 14

What are indications for antiandrogenic?

Answer 14

acne, BPH, alopecia

Question 15

What are herbs for antiandrogenic?

Answer 15

saw palmetto, panax ginseng, spearmint tea, licorice, brassica vegetables

Question 16

What are actions of saw palmetto?

Answer 16

antiandrogenic, antiinflammatory

Question 17

What are indications for saw palmetto?

Answer 17

reproductive (male) - BPH, male pattern balding, reproductive (female) - androgen excess

Question 18

What are actions for hormonal imbalances?

Answer 18

bulk laxatives, hepatics, bitters (cholagogues, cholerectics), phytoestrogenic, hormone regulartors

Question 19

What are indications for hormonal imbalances?

Answer 19

menstrual complaints, fertility, cyclical acne

Question 20

what are indications of phytoestrogenic?

Answer 20

dysmennorhea, menopausal hot flashes, benign prostate hyperplasia, acne

Question 21

what are herbs for phytoestrogenic?

Answer 21

soy, red clover, ground flax

Question 22

what are actions for soy?

Answer 22

phytoestrogenic

Question 23

What are indications for soy?

Answer 23

hormonal imbalances, menopausal hot flash, BPH (1/3 of women have the correct gut bacteria to convert daidzein to equol) - red clover has same indications

Question 24

What are the actions for ground flax seeds (linum usitatissimum)?

Answer 24

bulk laxative, phytoestrogenic, demulcent

Question 25

What are the indications for ground flax seeds?

Answer 25

hormonal imbalance, menopausal hot flashes, BPH, sluggish bowels

Question 26

What are actions for PMS and herbs?

Answer 26

hormone regulator, phytoestrogenic, chaste tree

Question 27

What are indications of hormone-regulator (hormone balancer)

Answer 27

no/light or irregular menses, pms, cramping, cyclical acne, infertility, low libido

Question 28

What are hormone-regulator herbs?

Answer 28

chaste tree

Question 29

What are actions for Chaste Tree?

Answer 29

hormone regulator, uterine tonic, galactogogue, aphrodisiax, anaphrodisiac

Question 30

What are indications for chaste tree?

Answer 30

absent periods, scanty periods, menstrual cramps, infertility, breast tenderness, cyclical acne, excess or insufficient libido

Question 31

What is dysmenorrhea actions?

Answer 31

antispasmodic, hormone regulator, phytoestrogen, antiinflammatory

Question 32

What are foods and herbs for dysmenorrhea?

Answer 32

soy, ground flax, chamomile tea, cruciferous vegetables, chaste berry, ginger (zingiber officiale), dong quai, black cohosh, cramp bark, wild yam

Question 33

What are antispasmodic herbs?

Answer 33

black cohosh, crampbark, dong quai

Question 34

What are actions for Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa, acetea racemosa)?

Answer 34

emmenagogue, antispasmodic, antiinflammatory, uterine tonic

Question 35

What are indications for black cohosh?

Answer 35

dysmenorrhea, atonic menstrual complaints, amenorrhea, menorrhagia, menopausal hot flashes, partus preparator (Caution: hepatotoxicity)

Question 36

What are actions for crampbark?

Answer 36

antispasmodic, emmenogogue, parturifacient, astringent

Question 37

What are indications for crampbark?

Answer 37

menstrual cramps, spasmodic menstrual pain, partis prepartor, false labour pains with threat of miscarriage

Question 38

What are actions of Dong Quai (angelica sinensis)?

Answer 38

emmenagogue, antispasmodic, antiinflammatory

Question 39

What are indications for Dong Quai?

Answer 39

menstrual cramps, menstrual irregularity, dysmennorrhea, amenorrhea, infertility

Question 40

What is menorrhagia?

Answer 40

heavy menstrual flow from hormone imbalances, fibroids.

Question 41

What are actions for menorrhagia?

Answer 41

astringent, antihemorrhagic

Question 42

What are indications for antihemorrhagics?

Answer 42

menstrual complaints, post-partum hemmorhage

Question 43

What are herbs for antihemorrhagic?

Answer 43

Oak, witch hazel, bethroot, crane's bill

Question 44

What are indications for uterine astringents?

Answer 44

menstrual compalints, post-partum hemmorhage, uterine prolapse

Question 45

What are herbs for uterine astringent?

Answer 45

bethroot, crane's bill

Question 46

What are uterine tonic indications?

Answer 46

heavy menstrual bleeding, prolapse uterus, pregnancy to prevent miscarriage

Question 47

What are herbs for uterine tonic?

Answer 47

bethroot, blue cohosh, black cohosh, crampbark

Question 48

What are actions for bethroot?

Answer 48

astringent, hemostatic, antihemorrhagic, uterine tonic

Question 49

What are indications for bethroot?

Answer 49

heavy menstrual flow, postpartum bleeding, uterine prolapse

Question 50

What are actions for ammenorrhea?

Answer 50

emmenogogue, phytoestrogenic, hormone regulator

Question 51

What are herbs for ammenorrhea?

Answer 51

chaste berry, black cohosh, red clover, ground flax, ground sesame

Question 52

What are indications for emmenagogue?

Answer 52

oligomenorrhea, ammenorrhea, dysmenorrhea * Caution can stimulate uterus and terminate a pregnancy

Question 53

What are herb for emmenagogue?

Answer 53

black cohosh, blue cohosh, parsley, crampbark

Question 54

What are herbs for abortifacient?

Answer 54

pennyroyal, blue cohosh, parsley, barberry, goldenseal, ephedra, oregon grape, juniper, parsley

Question 55

What are actions for blue cohosh?

Answer 55

emmenagogue, abortifacient, oxytocic, uterine tonic, antispasmodic

Question 56

what are indications for blue cohosh?

Answer 56

preganancy to prevent miscarriage (Controversial)

Question 57

What is threatened miscarriage, its action and herbs?

Answer 57

antispasmodic, paturient, uterine astringent, uterine tonic - crampbark and black cohosh

Question 58

What is parturient?

Answer 58

prepares uterus for labour and or assist with child birth

Question 59

What are indications for paturient and herbs?

Answer 59

pregnancy, and raspberry and blue cohosh (use bc with caution)

Question 60

What are actions for raspberry?

Answer 60

parturifacient, uterine tonic, astringent

Question 61

What are indications for raspberry?

Answer 61

partus prepartor, pre-term, post-term labour, prolonged delivery, birth complications

Question 62

What are agalactia and herbs for it?

Answer 62

galactagogue, herbs: millk thistle, fenugreek, fennel and castor oil

Question 63

What are indications for Galactagogue and herbs used?

Answer 63

breast feeding, fenugreek, blessed thistle, fennel

Question 64

What are actions for fenugreek?

Answer 64

antispasmodic, antiinflammatory, galactagogue

Question 65

what are indications for fenugreek?

Answer 65

poor milk flow, menstrual complaints

Question 66

what are actions of menopause and herbs?

Answer 66

phytoestrogenic - red clover, soy, black cohosh