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Resp Herbs (PN) Flashcards

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Tussilago farfara (actions)

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Actions & Indications

    i. ) Relaxing Expectorant
    ii. ) Antispasmodic 
    iii. ) Anticatarrhal
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Tussilago farfara (CI)

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Contraindications

   i. ) Pregnancy/Lactation
   ii. ) Children
   iii. ) Long-term use
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Tussilago farfara (SE)

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Side Effects & Toxicity

i.) Risk of hepatoveno-occlusive disease related to prolonged exposure to unsaturated pyrrolizidine alkaloids

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Contraindicated in pregnancy, this herb is often used for bronchitis because it is antispasmodic, an expectorant, and diaphoretic

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Asclepius tuberosa

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Indicated for spasmodic, wet, and dry coughs

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Inula helenium

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Aspidosperma tuberosa

1.) Actions & Indications

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Stimulating Expectorant

a.) Wet cough

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Aspidosperma tuberosa

2.) Contraindications & Interactions

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C: Dry cough, pregnancy/lactation, & in infants

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Aspidosperma tuberosa (SE)

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High doses may irritate the gastrointestinal tract by the same mechanism to which Aspidosperma irritates the respiratory tract. This may result in nausea & vomiting

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Symphytum officinale (Actions, Indications)

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i. ) Relaxing Expectorant (Dry Cough)
ii. ) Demulcent
iii. ) Topical Vulnerary
a. ) Osseous fractures, dermatitis

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Symphytum officinale (CI)

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i. ) Wet Cough
ii. ) Pregnancy/Lactation (Topically Safe)
iii. ) Children (Topically safe)

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Symphytum officinale (SE)

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  1. ) Side Effects & Toxicity

i. ) Kidney & Liver Damage (hepato-veno-occlusive disease; r/t unsaturated pyrrolizidine alkaloids)

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Atropa belladonna

Actions & Indications

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i. ) Spasmolytic
a. ) Smooth muscle spasms of all sorts, spastic constipation
b. ) Asthma
c. ) Parkinosnism
ii. ) Secretolytic
a. ) GERD, gastritis, PUD
iii. ) Analgesic
a. ) Pain related to smooth muscl spasms

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Atropa belladonna

2.) Contraindications

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i. ) Urinary Retention
ii. ) BPH
iii. ) Tachycardia & arrhythmis
iv. ) Glaucoma
v. ) Pulmonary edema
vi. ) Megacolon
vii. ) Pregnancy/Lactation
viii. ) Children

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Atropa belladonna

3.) Toxicity & Side Effects

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Contains Tropane Alkaloids (that act as anticholinergic agents):

   i. ) Xerostomia, dry eyes
   ii. ) Tachycardia & Hyperventilation
   iii. ) Mydriasis w/ blurry vision
   iv. ) Confusion & Hallucinations
   v. ) Sedation
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Larrea tridentata

1.) Actions & Indications

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i. ) Antiallergenic (Allergic rhinitis)
ii. ) Antiinflammatory
iii. ) Antioxidant
iv. ) Anti-HSV

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Larrea tridentata

2a.) Contraindications

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i. ) Over large area of broken skin
ii. ) Liver disease
iii. ) Pregnancy (topical application is safe though)
iv. ) Large doses

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Larrea tridentata

2b.) Interactions

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i.) Potentiates the toxicity of hepatotoxic medications

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Larrea tridentata

3.) Side Effects & Toxicity

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i.) Hepatotoxic

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Datura stramonium

1.) Actions & Indications

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i. ) Antimuscarinic/Anticholinergic -> Spasmolytic, Secretolytic, Analgesia
a. ) Smooth muscle spasms (asthma)

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Datura stramonium

2a.) Contraindications

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i. ) BPH, urinary retention
ii. ) Glaucoma
iii. ) Tachycardia & Arrhythmias
iv. ) Pulmonary edema
v. ) Megacolon
vi. ) Pregnancy/Lactation/Children

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Datura stramonium

3a.) Side Effects

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i. ) Xerostomia, Dry eyes
ii. ) Mydriasis & blurry vision
iii. ) Tachycardia
iv. ) Confusion, Sedation

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Datura stramonium

3b.) Toxicity

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i. ) Convulsions

ii. ) Dysphagia

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This herb contains Tropane Alkaloids and is a great herb for asthma

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Datura stramonium (Jimson weed leaf) contains Tropane Alkaloids (Scopolamine)

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This herb is contraindicated in pregnancy/lactation, in infants, and with a dry cough

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Aspidosperma tuberosa

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Prunus serotina

1.) Actions & Indications

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i.) Antitussive

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Prunus serotina

2.) Contraindications & Interactions

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C: Avoid in productive and spasmodic coughs

27
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Used as a topical vulnerary for osseous fractures, dermatitis, and small wounds.

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Symphytum officinale (Comfrey) contains unsaturated pyrrolizidine alkaloids

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This herb is a powerful emetic often used in smoking cessation regimens because it reduces nicotine cravings

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Lobelia inflata

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This herb is useful in the treatment of asthma as it contains tropane alkaloids that produce a spasmolytic response

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Datura stramonium (Jimson weed leaf) contains Tropane Alkaloids (Scopolamine)

30
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Relaxing expectorant and antispasmodic that contains unsaturated pyrrolizidine alkaloids

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Tussilago farfara (Colts Foot) containing Unsaturated Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids

31
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This herb is beneficial for all types of cough (Relaxing and stimulating expectorant) but is also very beneficial in the topical treatment of otitis media

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Verbascum thapsus (Mullein)

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This herb is useful in a spasmodic cough because it is a relaxing expectorant and antispasmodic

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Grindelia robusta

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Antispasmodic, stimulating expectorant, and lung tonic used in wet and spasmodic coughs. With overdose this herbs possesses respiratory depressant effects

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Lobelia inflata

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Topically applied to herpes simplex. Internally this herb is used for allergic rhinitis and cancer. It is hepatotoxic though

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Larrea tridentata

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Stimulating expectorant is used for wet coughs. Too high of a dose may also irritate the gastrointestinal tract and result in nausea and vomiting

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Aspidosperma tuberosa

36
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This herb is particularly useful in pleurisy but also ovarian cysts

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Bryonia alba

37
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Antitussive herb that contains cyanogenic glycosides (non-toxic)

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Prunus serotina

38
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Relaxing expectorant and demulcent used in dry coughs that contains unsaturated pyrrolizidine alkaloids

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Symphytum officinale (Comfrey) contains unsaturated pyrrolizidine alkaloids

39
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Diaphoretic, relaxing expectorant, and antispasmodic often used for common colds, pneumonia, and bronchitis

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Asclepius tuberosa

40
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Indicated for spasmodic, wet, and dry coughs

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Inula helenium

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This herb is contraindicated in pregnancy/lactation, in infants, and with a dry cough

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Aspidosperma tuberosa

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Inula helenium

1.) Actions & Indications

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i. ) Relaxing & Stimulating Expectorant
a. ) Asthma, COPD
b. ) All types of cough
ii. ) Anticatarrhal
iii. ) Demulcent
iv. ) Antiparasitic (intestinal)

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Lobelia inflata

1.) Actions & Indications

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i. ) Stimulating Expectorant & Lung Tonic
a. ) Wet & Spasmodic coughs
b. ) URI, asthma
ii. ) Emetic
iii. ) Nervine (Smoking cessation)
iv. ) Spasmolytic
v. ) Topical Parturifacient

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Lobelia inflata

2.) Contraindications

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i. ) Dry Cough
ii. ) Bulimia (potential for emetic abuse)
iii. ) Pregnancy, Lactation, Infant
iv. ) High Doses

45
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Lobelia inflata

3.) Side Effects & Toxicity

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i. ) Nausea, Vomiting

ii. ) Toxicity results in respiratory depression

46
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Verbascum thapsus

1.) Actions & Indications

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i. ) Relaxing Expectorant
a. ) Asthma, COPD, any type of cough
ii. ) Demulcent
iii. ) Topical for Otitis Media

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Asclepius tuberosa

1.) Actions & Indications

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i. ) Antiinflammatory
ii. ) Diaphoretic
iii. ) Relaxing Expectorant
a. ) Acute Bronchitis, Cough, Pneumonia
iv. ) Antispasmodic

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Asclepius tuberosa

2.) Contraindications

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C: Pregnancy

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Plantago major

1.) Actions & Indications

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i. ) Demulcent used in GIT, lungs, & urinary tract
a. ) Gastritis, PUD
b. ) Interstitial cystitis
c. ) Dry cough
ii. ) Topical Vulnerary used in skin ulcers & dermatitis

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Plantago major

2.) Contraindications & Interactions

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C: wet cough (b/c it’s a demulcent)

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(Grindelia)

1.) Actions & Indications

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i. ) Relaxing Expectorant
ii. ) Antispasmodic
a. ) URI, Spasmodic cough, bronchitis

Emma's NPLEX II Materia Medica (18 decks)

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