wauson-herbal

Question 1

Echinacea tx

Answer 1

inflammation, common cold, influenza

Question 2

Garlic tx

Answer 2

Hypertension

Question 3

Ginkgo tx

Answer 3

cognitive decline

Question 4

Ginseng tx

Answer 4

common cold, boost immune system, mental and physical performances, lower BP and glucose

Question 5

Milk thistle

Answer 5

Liver disease in general! liver disease, cirrhosis, hepatitis, reduce heaptotoxicity

Question 6

St. John’s worts

Answer 6

depression

Question 7

Saw Palmetto

Answer 7

Benign Prostatic hyperplasia

Question 8

Butterbur

Answer 8

migrane

Question 9

feverfew

Answer 9

migrane

Question 10

Coenzyme Q10

Answer 10

statin induced myopathy, migranes, hypertension

Question 11

Glucosamine and chondroitin

Answer 11

osteoarthritis

Question 12

Melatonin

Answer 12

insonmia

Question 13

which supplements increase immune system function

Answer 13

Echinacea, ginseng

Question 14

which ones have the adverse of effects of bleeding?

Answer 14

Ginkgo, Garlic, ginseng, Glucosamine and chondroitin, feverfew, CoQ10

Question 15

decrease reproductive system adverse effect

Answer 15

Melatonin

Question 16

Induce hypoglycemia adverse effect

Answer 16

Ginseng

Question 17

Mechanism of Echinacea

Answer 17

• E. purpurea increases WBCs, monocytes, neutrophils, and natural killer cells. Also shown to increase the production of interleukins and TNF alpha.
• E.purpurea shown to inhibit cyclooxygenases –>antiinflmmatory effect

Question 18

Mechanism of garlic

Answer 18

• Inhibits ACE (decreased vasoconstriction)
• Decrease in proliferation and migration of VSMC  decrease in wall/lumen ratio  decreased vasoconstriction
• Increase in NO bioavailability  reduction of oxidative stress  enhanced vasodilation
• Increase in H2S production  enhanced vasodilation

Question 19

mechanism of Saw Palmetto

Answer 19

• Active agents may be sterols and fatty acids: inhibit 5 alpha reductase conversion of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (DHT) in vitro

Question 20

st john’s worts mechanism

Answer 20

inhibits reuptake of serotonin, dopamine, and NE

Question 21

which two drugs are the most important drugs for decreasing concentraton serum?

Answer 21

St Johns Worts and garlic

Question 22

which supplement decrease serum drug by inducing p450

Answer 22

St john worts

Question 23

which decrease bioavailability of drugs by inducing p-glycoprotein transporter

Answer 23

garlic, st johns worts