MSK Flashcards
Rubefacients
Capsicum annum (cayenne)
Brassica/Sinapis spp (mustard)
Urtica dioica - fresh (stinging nettle)
Zanthoxylum americanum (prickly ash)
Analgesic
Filependula ulmaria (meadowsweet) Salix spp (willow) Piscidia erythrina (jamaican dogwood) Guaiacum off (Guaiacum) Valeriana off (valerian) Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort)
Antirheumatics
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)
Antiinflammatory
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)
Antispasmodic
Cimicifuga racemosa (black cohosh) Valeriana off (valerian) (viburnum opulus)
Diuretics
Apium graveolens (celery seed) Eupatorium perfoliatum (boneset) Achillea millefolium (yarrow) Elymus repens (couch grass)
Only for TOPICAL use in MSK
Sassafras Lobelia Symplocarpus Lavendula Commiphora Verbascum *** All rubefacients ***
Nervine
Passiflora incarnata (passion flower) Valeriana off (valerian) Hypericum perfoliatum (St john's wort) Piper methysticum (kava kava)
Hormone Regulator
Vitex agnus-castus (vitex)
Traditional Nutritive
Avena sativa (oat) Equisetum arvense (horsetail) Urtica dioica (nettle)
Achillea millefolium
(Yarrow)
ANTIRHEUMETIC + DIURETIC + DIAPHORETIC
conditions: joint pain + fever
NOT for use in pregnancy
Angelica archangelica
(Angelica)
ANTIRHEUMATIC + ANTIINFLAMMATORY
conditions: rheumatic conditions; inflammation of the chest.
NOT to be used in pregnancy
Apium graveolens
(Celery seed)
ANTIRHEUMATIC + ANTIINFLAMMATORY + DIURETIC + NERVINE
Conditions: rheumatism, gout, arthritis, rheumatic arthritis with depression.
Avena sativa
(oats)
NERVINE + NUTRITIVE - demulcent + vulnerary in oatmeal
Conditions: stress + nervous debility
Boswellia serrate
Godfrey
(Frankincense)
ANTIINFLAMMATORY + ANALGESIC
Conditions: OA, RA, IBS
INCREASE effect of NSAIDs
Brassica spp
(Mustard)
ANTIRHEUMATIC + RUBEFACIENT
Conditions: MSK pains, fevers etc - use as poultice
Capsicum annum
(Cayenne)
CIRCULATORY STIMULANT + ANTIRHEUMATIC + ANTIMICROBIAL
Conditions: rheumatic pain, colds
Cimicifuga racemosa
Godfrey
(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.
Comiphora molmol
(Myrrh)
ANTIMICROBIAL + ANTIFUNGAL + VULNERARY
Conditions: use topically for msk conditions.
Hypoglycemic internally
Curcuma longa
(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.
Elymus repens
(Couch grass)
DIURETIC
Conditions: UTI, rheumatism, prostitis, urethritis, Kd stones.
K+ depletion if used with other K+ depleting diuretics.
Equisetum arvense
(Horsetail)
DIURETIC + ASTRINGENT + VULNERARY
Conditions: rheumatic pain, hemorrhages, prostate
Eupatorium perfoliatum
(Boneset)
ANTIRHEUMATIC + DIURETIC + DIAPHORETIC
Conditions: muscular rheumatism, constipation, flu, fever.
Guaiacum off
(Guaiacum)
ANTIRHEUMATIC + ANTIINFLAMMATORY + ALTERATIVE
Conditions: RA, gout, rheumatic pain
Stomach upset in pt with ulcers
Harpagophytum procumbens
Godfrey
(Devils claw)
ANTIINFLAMMATORY + ANTIRHEUMATIC + ANODYNE
Conditions: arthritis with pain, inflammation
May interfere with antiarrythmia meds
Hypericum perfoliatum
(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
Lavendula spp
(lavender)
NERVINE
Conditions: rheumatic pain, tension
Lobelia inflata
(Lobelia)
RELAXING EXPECTORANT + EMETIC + ANTISPASMODIC
Conditions: ASTHMA, bronchitis, initial CNS stimulation followed by respiratory depression.
NOT to be used in pregnancy, similar to nicotine.
Myenthes trifoliata
(Bogbean)
ANTI INFLAMMATORY + ANTIRHEUMATIC + ALTERATIVE
Conditions: rheumatism, RA, OA, sluggish digestion, LV disease.
MAJOR SPECIFIC FOR ARTHRITIC CONDITIONS
Passiflora incarnata
(passion flower)
ANXIOLYTIC + NERVINE
conditions: high BP, insomnia, spasmotic conditions.
Potentiates sedatives
Piper methysticum
(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.
Piscidia erythrina
(Jamaican dogwood)
ANALGESIC + NERVINE
Conditions: neuralgia, migraine, pain
CI pregnancy, potentiates sedatives.
Salix spp
Godfrey
(white willow)
ANALGESIC + ANTIINFLAMMATORY + ANTIRHEUMATIC
Conditions: rheumatism, gout, fevers, aches + pains.
Natural aspirin WITHOUT blood thinning effects.
Sassafras abidum
(Sassafras)
ANTIRHEUMATIC + RUBEFACIENT
Conditions: rheumatism, colds, fevers, sprains
CI in pregnancy; oil is high hepatotoxic internally
Symplocarpus foetidus
(skunk cabbage)
STRONG EXPECTORANT + ANTISPASMODIC + DIAPHORETIC
Condition: spasmodic lung dx, asthma, bronchitis, fever, cough.
Verbascum thapsus
(mullein)
PULMONARY TONIC + DEMULCENT + ANTITUSSIVE
Conditions: bronchial irritation, irritated GI, earache, asthma. Topically for msk.
Vitex agnes-castus
(vitex)
HORMONE NORMALIZER
Conditions: PMS things, hormone shit.
Theoretical interaction with dopamine antagonists.
