Natural Products Flashcards
1
Q
Milk thistle indication
A
liver disease
possible interactiosn with hep C meds
2
Q
Kave, comfrey, and flavocoxid (Limbrel)
A
hepatotoxin
3
Q
Bitter orange
A
Weight loss
4
Q
Cinnamon
A
Decrease blood glucose
5
Q
Alpha lipoic acid
A
Decrease BG
6
Q
Chromium
A
Decrease BG
7
Q
bitter orange indication
A
weight loss
8
Q
valerian indication
A
depression
anxiety
sleep
9
Q
St. John’s Wort indication
A
depression
anxiety
10
Q
SAMe indication
A
depression
11
Q
which products can increase bleeding risk when used with SSRIs
A
ginkgo, garlic ginger, ginseng, glucosamine, fish oils
12
Q
risk with st. john’s wort
A
serotenergic effects & photosensitivity
13
Q
passionflower indication
A
anxiety
14
Q
Kava risk
A
liver damage
15
Q
Red Yeast Rice indication
A
dyslipidemia
naturally occuring HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors
16
Q
garlic indication (not recommended)
A
dsylipidemia
