Renal other

Question 1

Arctostaphylus uva ursi

Answer 1

glycosides (hydroxyquinone), flavonoid, tannins

interactions: tannins and iron, foods or supplements like cranberry juice and vitamin C that make the urine acidic should be avoided because it reduces the alkaline effects of antiseptic on the urine
ci: pregnancy, use beyond 10 days, kidney disorders
se: nausea, vomitin, stomach ache, liver damage with extended use particularly with children

Question 2

Equisetum arvense

Answer 2

flavonoids, caffein acid ester, silicic acid, pyridine alkaloids

interactions: diuretics, corticosteroids, cardiac glycosides, anti arrhythmias, pseudoephedrine, glycyrrhiza
may antagonize warfarin

ci: edema due to impaired heartier kidney function, hypokalemia, coagulation disorders

Question 3

Eupatorium purpureum

Answer 3

oleoresins

Question 4

Hydrangea arborescens

Answer 4

saponins, flavonoids, volatile oils, isocoumarin derivatives

se; high doses can cause vertigo and feelings of constriction in the chest

Question 5

junipers communis

Answer 5

volatile oil, diterpenes, sesquiterpene lactones, thujone, flavonoids, monosaccharides, oligomeric proanthocyanidins

ci: pregnancy, breast feeding, inflammatory renal diseases
se: emmenagogue, abortifacient, convulsions

Question 6

Solidago odora

Answer 6

volatile oils, saponins, flavonoids

ci: asteracea

Question 7

Thuja occidentalis

Answer 7

thujone, water soluble immunostimulating polysaccharides and glycoproteins, sesquiterpene lactones (thujone), volatile oils

ci: pregnancy, lactation

se: high doses will cause nausea vomiting impotence, fatty liver, insomnia, nightmares, hallucinations, and convulsions
emennagogue, abortifacient and convulsions

Question 8

Urtica dioica

Answer 8

leaf; flavonoids, resin, volatile acids, histamine, 5HT,
root; tannins, lignin’s

binds to sex hormone binding globulin

interactions: tannins and iron
ci: pregnancy because it is a potent diuretic, do not use when there is edema from cardiac or renal origin