L6: Herbal Detoxification Flashcards
What is meant by “terrain”?
The state of your body, how encumbered is your body by extraneous substances. It is the soil, the state of your organs and tissues.
Which of the following lists contain herbs that are used to activate the kidneys:
A. Dandelion leaf celery seed, nettle leaf
B. Cornsilk, milk thistle, ginger root
C.barberry root, ginger, skullcap
D.Marshmallow leaf, rosemary, ginko
A. Dandelion leaf, celery seed, nettle leaf
Which of the following lists contains all lymphatic cleansing herbs:
A. Echinacea, cleavers, marigold
B. Marigold, lemon balm, wormwood
C. Poke root, nettle, valerian
D. Echinacea, elecampane, horseradish
A. Echainacea, cleavers, marigold
Who are the Founders of the Germ Theory
Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch
Which of the following is NOT true:
A. toxins are symptoms of tolerance and compensation
B. toxins may be produced by plants and animals
C. toxins stimulate natural defenses
D. toxins are produced inside our own bodies
a. Toxins are symptoms of tolerance and compensation
Describe metabolism
The sum of all anabolic and catabolic processes in the body
Define Catalysts of Toxaemia
Lifestyle and genetic factors that reduce eliminative capacity
Define Homeostasis
Maintaining a stable equilibrium between interdependent elements
What condition(s) would be contraindicated for detoxification
Pregnancy, breastfeeding and cold, deficient states
Which of the following is true:
A. chronic symptoms are evidence of infection
B. chronic symptoms are evidence of delayed reactivity
C. chronic symptoms are evidence of tolerance and compensation
D. chronic symptoms are evidence of immune dysfuncction
c. Chronic symptoms are evidence of tolerance and compensation
What are some indications (symptoms) of toxaemia
Frequent infections
Fatigue (post viral/chronic)
Skin complaints
Headaches
Sleep disturbances
Digestive problems
Obesity
Arthritic and rheumatic complaints
Hypertension*
Water retention
Chronic degenerative diseases: (Diabetes, Cancer, CVD, autoimmune diseases)
*circulation is having to work harder against blockage somewhere
What do we use to assess toxic potential?
- Medical history (inc dental)
- Lifestyle history (diet, drugs)
- Tongue (coating, colour)
- Pulse (slippery, deep, irregular)
Which herbs* are used for colon cleansing ?
*peristalsis stimulants
- Rheum palmatum/officialis
- Rhamnus purshiana
- Cassia angustifolia
- Aloe vera/spicata/barbadensis
Which herbs* are used for colon cleansing ?
*bulking laxatives
- Plantago psyllium
- Linum usitatissimum
- Ulmus fulva
What herbs are used as ‘drawing’ powders in a bowel cleanse protocol?
- Ulmus fulva
- Plantago pysllium
- Bentonite clay
- Fruit pectin
- Charcoal
Which herbs are used for liver cleansing
- Taraxacum officinale
- Silybum marianum
- Allium sativum
- Cynara scolymus
- Berberis vulgaris
- Bupleurum falcatum
- Glycyrrhiza glabra
Which herbs are used for kidney cleansing?
Diuretic
* Taraxacum officinale
* Barosma betulina
* Urtica dioica
* Apium graveolens (seed)
Demulcent
* Zea mais
* Althea officinalis
Antilithic
* Eupatorium purpureum
Which herb are used for cleansing the lymph?
- Galium aparine
- Echinacea purpurea/angustifolia
- Calendula officinalis
- Phytolacca americana
Which herbs are used for skin cleansing?
- Arctium lappa
- Berberis aquifolium
- Calendula officinalis
- Stellaria media *
- Achillia millifolium
- Capiscum miniumum
- good topically too, use in baths with Calendula and Oatseed
List 3 ways of assessing whether someone needs to be detoxed
Tongue
Pulse
Iridology
Chronic symptoms
What is meant by the term ‘terrain’?
The state of the internal environment of the body
List the body’s elimination pathways
- Skin
- Liver
- Kidneys
- Bowels
- Lymph
- Lungs
List TWO herbs that can assist with bowel health
- Rheum palmatum
- Ulmus fulva
- Plantago pysillium
List TWO herbs that can assist with liver health
- Silybum marium
- Rosemarium officialis
- Arctium lappa
- Taraxacum officinale
List TWO herbs that can assist with kidney health
- Taraxacum officinale
- Arctostaphylos urva-usi
- Berberis angustifolium
- Eupatorium purpureum
- Zea mais
