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MSK Flashcards

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Rubefacients

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Capsicum annum (cayenne)
Brassica/Sinapis spp (mustard)
Urtica dioica - fresh (stinging nettle)
Zanthoxylum americanum (prickly ash)

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Analgesic

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Filependula ulmaria (meadowsweet)
Salix spp (willow)
Piscidia erythrina (jamaican dogwood)
Guaiacum off (Guaiacum)
Valeriana off (valerian)
Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort)
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Antirheumatics

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Achillea millefolium (yarrow)
Angelica archangelica (angelica)
Apium graveolens (celery seed)
Brassica spp (mustard)
Cimicifuga racemosa (black cohosh)
Eupatorium perfoliatum (boneset)
Salix spp (willow)
Sassafras albidum (sassafras)
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Antiinflammatory

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Salix spp (white willow)
Filependula ulmaria (meadowsweet)
Harpagophytum procumbens (devils claw)
Angelica archangelica (angelica)
Apium graveolens (celery seed)
Menyanthes trifoliata (bogbean)
Guaiacum off (guaiacum)
Cimicifuga racemosa (black cohosh)
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Antispasmodic

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Cimicifuga racemosa (black cohosh)
Valeriana off (valerian)
(viburnum opulus)
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Diuretics

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Apium graveolens (celery seed)
Eupatorium perfoliatum (boneset)
Achillea millefolium (yarrow)
Elymus repens (couch grass)
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Only for TOPICAL use in MSK

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Sassafras
Lobelia
Symplocarpus
Lavendula
Commiphora
Verbascum
*** All rubefacients ***
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Nervine

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Passiflora incarnata (passion flower)
Valeriana off (valerian)
Hypericum perfoliatum (St john's wort)
Piper methysticum (kava kava)
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Hormone Regulator

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Vitex agnus-castus (vitex)

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Traditional Nutritive

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Avena sativa (oat)
Equisetum arvense (horsetail)
Urtica dioica (nettle)
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Achillea millefolium

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(Yarrow)
ANTIRHEUMETIC + DIURETIC + DIAPHORETIC

conditions: joint pain + fever

NOT for use in pregnancy

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Angelica archangelica

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(Angelica)
ANTIRHEUMATIC + ANTIINFLAMMATORY

conditions: rheumatic conditions; inflammation of the chest.

NOT to be used in pregnancy

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Apium graveolens

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(Celery seed)
ANTIRHEUMATIC + ANTIINFLAMMATORY + DIURETIC + NERVINE

Conditions: rheumatism, gout, arthritis, rheumatic arthritis with depression.

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Avena sativa

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(oats)
NERVINE + NUTRITIVE - demulcent + vulnerary in oatmeal

Conditions: stress + nervous debility

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Boswellia serrate

Godfrey

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(Frankincense)
ANTIINFLAMMATORY + ANALGESIC

Conditions: OA, RA, IBS

INCREASE effect of NSAIDs

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Brassica spp

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(Mustard)
ANTIRHEUMATIC + RUBEFACIENT

Conditions: MSK pains, fevers etc - use as poultice

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Capsicum annum

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(Cayenne)
CIRCULATORY STIMULANT + ANTIRHEUMATIC + ANTIMICROBIAL

Conditions: rheumatic pain, colds

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Cimicifuga racemosa

Godfrey

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(Black cohosh)
ANTIRHEUMATIC + ANTISPASMODIC + HORMONE REGULATOR + ALTERATIVE + ANTI INFLAMMATORY

** for victim consciousness **

Conditions: OA, RA, menstrual/menopause issues.

NOT to be used in pregnancy - unless to induce birth.

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Comiphora molmol

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(Myrrh)
ANTIMICROBIAL + ANTIFUNGAL + VULNERARY

Conditions: use topically for msk conditions.

Hypoglycemic internally

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Curcuma longa

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(Turmeric)
ANTIINFLAMMATORY + CHOLEGOGUE + ANTIOXIDANT

Conditions: OA, RA, LV dx, skin conditions.

Not to be used with chronic bile duct obst, pregnancy and may be photosensitizing topically.

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Elymus repens

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(Couch grass)
DIURETIC

Conditions: UTI, rheumatism, prostitis, urethritis, Kd stones.

K+ depletion if used with other K+ depleting diuretics.

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Equisetum arvense

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(Horsetail)
DIURETIC + ASTRINGENT + VULNERARY

Conditions: rheumatic pain, hemorrhages, prostate

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Eupatorium perfoliatum

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(Boneset)
ANTIRHEUMATIC + DIURETIC + DIAPHORETIC

Conditions: muscular rheumatism, constipation, flu, fever.

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Guaiacum off

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(Guaiacum)
ANTIRHEUMATIC + ANTIINFLAMMATORY + ALTERATIVE

Conditions: RA, gout, rheumatic pain

Stomach upset in pt with ulcers

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Harpagophytum procumbens

Godfrey

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(Devils claw)
ANTIINFLAMMATORY + ANTIRHEUMATIC + ANODYNE

Conditions: arthritis with pain, inflammation

May interfere with antiarrythmia meds

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Hypericum perfoliatum

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(St. John’s Wort)
NERVINE + ANTIVIRAL

Conditions: neuralgia, anxiety, tension, depression

LOTS of CI’s

Powerful inducer of CYP450 detoxification system in liver
 Decreases active amount of many drugs,including:
 Immune suppressants (cyclosporine)
 Cardiac glycosides (digoxin)
 HIV reverse transcriptase inhibitors (nevirapine), protease inhibitors (indinavir)
 Chemotherapeutic drug irinotecan
 Anticoagulants (warfarin,)

CautionwithSSRI’s
 may potentiate and cause serotonin syndrome (confusion, fever, shivering, sweating, diarrhea muscle spasm)

Caution with low dose OCP’s
 breakthrough bleeding, pregnancies

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Lavendula spp

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(lavender)
NERVINE

Conditions: rheumatic pain, tension

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Lobelia inflata

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(Lobelia)
RELAXING EXPECTORANT + EMETIC + ANTISPASMODIC

Conditions: ASTHMA, bronchitis, initial CNS stimulation followed by respiratory depression.

NOT to be used in pregnancy, similar to nicotine.

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Myenthes trifoliata

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(Bogbean)
ANTI INFLAMMATORY + ANTIRHEUMATIC + ALTERATIVE

Conditions: rheumatism, RA, OA, sluggish digestion, LV disease.

MAJOR SPECIFIC FOR ARTHRITIC CONDITIONS

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Passiflora incarnata

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(passion flower)
ANXIOLYTIC + NERVINE

conditions: high BP, insomnia, spasmotic conditions.

Potentiates sedatives

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Piper methysticum

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(kava kava)
ANXIOLYTIC + NERVINE

conditions: mm pain with spasms, anxiety, insomnia.

LV toxicity is a concern; NOT to be used with alcohol. May cause Kava Kava dermopathy.

32
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Piscidia erythrina

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(Jamaican dogwood)
ANALGESIC + NERVINE

Conditions: neuralgia, migraine, pain

CI pregnancy, potentiates sedatives.

33
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Salix spp

Godfrey

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(white willow)
ANALGESIC + ANTIINFLAMMATORY + ANTIRHEUMATIC

Conditions: rheumatism, gout, fevers, aches + pains.

Natural aspirin WITHOUT blood thinning effects.

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Sassafras abidum

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(Sassafras)
ANTIRHEUMATIC + RUBEFACIENT

Conditions: rheumatism, colds, fevers, sprains

CI in pregnancy; oil is high hepatotoxic internally

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Symplocarpus foetidus

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(skunk cabbage)
STRONG EXPECTORANT + ANTISPASMODIC + DIAPHORETIC

Condition: spasmodic lung dx, asthma, bronchitis, fever, cough.

36
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Verbascum thapsus

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(mullein)
PULMONARY TONIC + DEMULCENT + ANTITUSSIVE

Conditions: bronchial irritation, irritated GI, earache, asthma. Topically for msk.

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Vitex agnes-castus

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(vitex)
HORMONE NORMALIZER

Conditions: PMS things, hormone shit.

Theoretical interaction with dopamine antagonists.

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