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Nervous System Flashcards

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What do Adaptogenic Herbs Do?

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Increase the ability to cope with stress

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Name 3 Adaptogenic Herbs?

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Ginseng, Astralagus, Withania, Rhodiola, Licorice, Brahmi, Ashwagandha

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What are frequent conditions treated with Adaptogens?

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Stress, EXAMS, Fatigue, Athletic Training, Poor Immune function, Cancer, Poor Cognition

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What is stress?

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Stress response is a result of a number of physiological changes to enhance performance at the expense of other functions

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What are common actions we use for treating stress?

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adaptogen, immunostimulant/immunomodulant/nervines

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What do Aphrodisiacs do?

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They help restore normal sexual function and improve sexual desire

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What are indications for Aphrodisiacs?

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Erectile Dysfunction

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What are herbs for that are Aphrodisiacs?

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Korean Ginseng (Panax Ginseng)

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What hers can help treat Erectile Dysfunction?

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Korean Ginseng, Ginko, as well as Celery and Pomegranate juice

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What are actions of Korean Ginseng (Panax Ginseng)?

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tonifies and nourishes yang, aphrodisiac, adaptogen, immunomodulator, anticancer

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What can Korean Ginseng be used to help?

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stress, adrenal fatigue, exhaustion, diabetes type 2, sexual dysfunction, impotence, chemo/radiation

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What are indications for Ashwagandha (Withania Somnifera)?

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Overstimualted stress, insomnia, fatigue, nervous exhaustion, poor cognition, concentration and memory, erectile dysfunction

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What are actions of Ashwagandha (Withania Somnifera)?

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adaptogen, sedative, nootropic, sexual tonic, immunomodulator, overall ‘calming’

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What are indications for Rose Root (Rhiodiola Rosea)?

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stress, adrenal function, insomnia, mood disturbances, depression, anxiety, sexual dysfunction

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What are actions of Rhiodiola Rosea (Roseroot)?

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adaptogen, sedative, nootropic, antidepressant, anxiolytic (2nd generation adaptogen)

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What are indications of Licorice (Glycyrrhiza Glabra)?

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inhibits the conversion of cortiol to cortisone, helps body copy with stress but in a different mechanism (triterpenoid saponin)

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What are actions for Licorice?

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adrenal tonic, adaptogenic

18
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What is Insomnia?

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the ability to fall or stay asleep

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What can be used to help fight insomnia?

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Sedative, hypnotic, valerian

20
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What is a nervine and what are its indications?

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Calms and nourishes the nervous system (ie. with stress or insomnia)

21
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What botanicals help Nervine?

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valerian root, roseroot (rhodiola rosea)

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What is a hypnotic and what are its indications?

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It induces/promotes sleep (indications: insomnia)

23
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What botanical is considered a hypnotic?

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Valerian

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What are indications for Valerian (Valeriana Officinalis)?

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insomnia, anxiety, seizures

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What are actions of Valerian?

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sedative, nervine, anxiolytic - binds to benzodiazopine receptors

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How can Anxiety be treated?

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Sedative, Rhodiola Rosea (roseroot) or Valerian (Valeriana officinalis)

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What is an Anxiolytic and what botanicals can be used to treat?

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decreases anxiety, ie. valerian

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What is actions help poor cognition?

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nootropic, adaptogen and stimulants

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What are botanicals that help poor cognition?

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brahmi (Bacopa Monnierei) and Rhiodiola Rosea (roseroot)

30
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What is a nootropic and what herbs are helpful?

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enhances cognition and memory, Brahmi

31
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What are indications for Brahmi (Bacopa Monnieri)?

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poor memory, poor concentration, nervous exhaustion, stress

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What are actions for Brahmi?

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nootropic, nerve tonic, nervine, neuroprotective, adaptogen

33
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What are actions for depression and what botanicals have these?

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antidepressant, serotonergic, dopanergic, MoA inhibitor (ie. St. John’s Wart, Rhodiola

34
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How can an antidepressant help?

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improves mood, decreases depression and enhances the availability of serotonin, gaba and dopamine

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What are indications of St. John’s Wart?

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antidepressent, nervine, anxiety, nervous exhaustion, neuropathic pain - inhibits reuptake of certain neurotransmitters (norepinephrine, serotonin, dopamine, GABA)

36
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What actions help Shamanistic Rituals?

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entheogen, serotenergic, anticholinergic, dopanergic (indole alkaloids)

37
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What is an entheogen and what botanicals are used?

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psychoactive substance used in shamanic ritual includes: san pedro cactus, magic mushrooms, ayahuasca, diviners sage and devil’s trumpet

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What are indications for Ayahuasca?

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shamanistic rituals, drug addiction, depression, PTSD

39
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What are actions for Ayahuasca?

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entheogen, emetic, laxative, cathartic, purgative

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