Urinary & Diuretics Flashcards
All herbs in ____ form are good diuretics.
tea
Increases the production and elimination of urine, helps eliminate waste and excessive fluid:
diuretic
Binds to mucus membranes, skin and tissue, causes tissues to shrink and dry up secretions. Commonly tannins:
astringent
Helps destroy / resist pathogenic microorganisms:
[Not abx]
antimicrobial
Soothes and protects irritated tissue, high in mucilage, works in GU tract by reflex action:
demulcent
Anti-inflammatory urinary herbs:
cranberry achillea zingiber eupatorium purp. solidago
Antimicrobial urinary herbs:
uva-ursi cranberry achillea juniperus solidago
Astringent urinary herbs:
uva-ursi
chimaphilla
agrimonia
Diuretic urinary herbs:
achillea apium uva-ursi equisetum galium juniperus petroselinum taraxacum zea solidago
3 main actions of diuretics:
- Stimulation - circulation
- Osmotic - dec reabsorption
- Irritation - often by essential oils
T/F: Herbs with irritating essential oils or resins may aggravate kidney conditions long term.
true
Many tannin-rich herbs don’t combine well with:
Why?
alkaloid herbs
tannins precipitate alkaloids - they will fall out of solution, forming sludge at the bottom
All kidney herbs work on a (reflex/diuretic) effect.
reflex
T/F: Herbal diuretics will increase their action over time.
false
diminish - esp mineral diuretics
Uva-ursi - constituents:
- hydroquinone glycosides (arbutin)
- tannins
- flavonoids
- resins
- acids
