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Women's Health / Men's Health Flashcards

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Vitex - actions:

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  • normalizes pituitary function
  • inhibits prolactin release
  • aphrodisiac / anaphrodisiac
  • regulating menstrual cycles and perimenopause
  • a “progesterogenic” herb
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Vitex - indications:

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  • mastalgia
  • dysmenorrhea
  • fertility
  • menorrhagia
  • oligomenorrhea
  • prolactinoma
  • PMS
  • perimenopause
  • endometriosis
  • acne
  • fibroids
  • anxiety
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Vitex - constituents:

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  • iridoid glycosides
  • Labdane diterpenes
  • flavonoids / flavonoid glycosides
  • essential oils
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Actea racemosa - actions:

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  • normalize female reproductive system
  • emmenagogue
  • antispasmodic
  • anti-inflammatory
  • antirheumatic
  • alterative
  • nervine
  • hypotensive
  • an “estrogenic” herb
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Actea racemosa - indications:

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  • perimenopause
  • surgically-induced menopause
  • dysmenorrhea
  • oligomenorrhea
  • depression
  • rheumatic and neuralgic pain
  • uterine pain and tenderness
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Actea racemosa - constituents:

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  • Triterpene glycosides
  • isoferulic acid
  • salicylic acid
  • volatile acids
  • tannins
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Angelica - actions:

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  • circulatory stimulant
  • analgesic
    • antispasmodic if volatile oils present
    • uterine stimulant if decocted
  • hypotensive
  • normalizes menstruation
  • sedative
  • anti-inflammatory
  • diuretic
  • antibacterial
  • antiplatelet aggregation
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Angelica - indications:

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  • dysmenorrhea
  • irregular menses
  • amenorrhea
  • pain due to pelvic congestion
    Chinese medicine
  • blood deficiency
  • blood stasis.
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Angelica - constituents:

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  • coumarins
  • ferulic acid
  • nicotinic acid
  • succinic acid
  • phytosterols
  • carvacrol
  • sesquiterpenes
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Cramp bark - actions:

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  • antispasmodic
  • astringent
  • nervine
  • hypotensive
  • beta-2 agonist
  • anti-inflammatory
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Cramp bark - indications:

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  • dysmenorrhea
  • menorrhagia
  • bronchoconstriction
  • skeletal muscle spasms
  • pelvic congestion
  • bladder spasms
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Cramp bark - constituents:

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  • viopudial
  • hydroquinones (arbutin)
  • coumarins
  • catechins
  • phenolic acids
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Maca - actions:

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  • adaptogen
  • affinity for sex hormone conditions
  • infertility
  • low libido
  • perimenopause
  • depression
  • anxiety
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Maca - indications:

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  • perimenopause
  • andropause
  • low libido
  • low energy
  • “adrenal fatigue”
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Maca - constituents:

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  • vitamins and minerals
  • glucotropaeolin
  • m-methoxyglucotropaeolin
  • m-methoxybenzyl isothiocyanate
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Rheum - actions:

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phytoestrogen acting on ER-β-receptors

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Rheum - indications:

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  • depression and anxiety assoc w/perimenopause

* climacteric sx

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Rheum - constituents:

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  • rhaponticin

* hydroxystillbenes (desoxyrhaponticin)

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Astringent, Styptic - used for atonic conditions or prolapse, menorrhagia, and dysmenorrhea:

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Alchemilla vulgaris (lady’s mantle)

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Female reproductive tract tonic - used for spasmodic menstrual cramps, amenorrhea, partus preparator:

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Caulophyllum thalictroides (blue cohosh)

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Anti-spasmodic, diaphoretic - used for spasmodic pain, HA, in hormone balance formulas, progesterogenic effect [contains diosgenin- hormone precursor for hormones synthesized in a lab]:

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Dioscorea villosa (wild yam)

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Nutritive phytoestrogenic herbs:

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Medicago sativa (alfalfa)
Trifolium pratense (red clover)
Foeniculum vulgare (fennel)
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Men are much more likely to struggle with _________ than women.

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addiction
* caffeine (coffee)
* tobacco
* alcohol / hops
* cayenne (spicy food)
* marijuana
* cocaine
* sugar!!
these masking herbs will prevent pts from responding to gentle tonic herbs
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There is a strong desire by men to add new strong herbs to replace addiction herbs, like:

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  • kava
  • ginseng
  • ephedra
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First stage ND tx for BPH:

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  • postural awareness
  • reduce chair sitting, tight belts, bike seat, etc
  • inc water intake - 1/2 wt in oz
  • inc exercise
  • ejaculate to tolerance
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Second stage tx for BPH:

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  • wt loss / diet
  • aggressive addiction reduction, nutrition, group support
  • nettle root and pumpkin seeds
  • milk thistle or sesame oil
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Third stage tx for BPH:

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  • pygeum, saw palmetto, or combo
  • herbal suppositories
  • zinc - 50mg/day
  • hot/cold sitz bath
  • addiction support
  • 21-day detox
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Common herbs for BPH:

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  • saw palmetto
  • nettle - ROOT
  • goldenrod
  • pygeum
  • willow herb
  • pipsissewa
  • cleavers
  • rye pollen
  • rhus spp
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Saw palmetto - constituents:

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  • lipid-soluble compounds, fatty acids
  • sitosterol
  • carotenes, lipase, tannins, sugars
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Saw palmetto - actions:

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  • anti-androgenic
  • anti-exudative
  • anti-inflammatory
  • endocrine agent
  • spasmolytic
  • anti- spasmodic
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Saw palmetto - indications:

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  • BPH
  • male-pattern baldness
  • chronic prostatitis
  • urethral spasms / related incontinence
  • prostate cancer
  • pts who are underwt, depleted, poor appetite
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Saw palmetto - cautions:

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  • toxicity - long term
  • may cause nausea
  • may lower testosterone
  • pregnancy
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Nettles - actions:

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  • diuretic
  • anti-inflammatory
  • anti-prostatic
    LEAF ABOVE THE BELT - ROOT BELOW
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Nettles - constituents:

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  • sterols
  • lignans
  • lectins
  • coumarin
  • triterpenes
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Willow herb - indications:

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  • enlarged prostate
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Pipsi - constituents:

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  • arbutin
  • chimaphilin
  • caffeic acid
  • tannins
  • ferulic acid
  • methyl salicylate
  • P-coumaric acid
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Pipsi - actions:

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  • astringent
  • alterative
  • tonic
  • diuretic
  • antiseptic
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Pipsi - indications:

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  • heat - flushing cheeks, “hot blood”
  • liver inflammation, ascites
  • abd / renal edema
  • constipation w/hemorrhoids
  • chronic bladder / renal issues
  • breast tumors
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Pipsi - keys:

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  • more alterative/lymphatic than uva-ursi
  • lower tannins / better long term than uva-ursi
  • homeopathic use - tumors of breast w/sharp pain
  • chronic prostatitis/BPH where stagnation/DC
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Goldenrod - constituents:

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  • saponins
  • clerodane diterpenes
  • phenolic glucosides
  • flavonoids
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Goldenrod - actions:

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  • anti-catarrhal
  • anti-inflammatory
  • anti-microbial (e coli, Strep. faecalis, Candida)
  • astringent
  • diaphoretic
  • carminative
  • aquaretic
  • urinary antiseptic
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Goldenrod - indications:

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  • irrigation of urinary tract
  • esp renal gravel
  • UTI
  • irritable bladder
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Prickly pear - indications:

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BPH

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Pomegranate - constituents:

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  • ellagic acid

* phytosterols

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Pomegranate - actions:

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  • superfood
  • antioxidant
  • fertility
  • obesity
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Epididymitis herbs:

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  • echinacea
  • phytolacca
  • hydrastis
  • myrrh
  • pipsi
  • uva-ursi
  • cleavers
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Best tx strategy in male infertility or impotence:

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  • remove obstacles to cure
  • tonification
    NOT STIMULATION
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Sea buckthorn - actions:

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  • adaptogen
  • antioxidant
  • anticancer
  • antiulcer
  • anti-inflammatory
  • antimicrobial
  • antiviral
  • cardiotonic
  • immunomodulator
  • hepatoprotective
  • radioprotective
  • tonic
  • vulnerary
  • sexual rejuvinator
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Sea buckthorn - constituents:

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  • Vitamin C, E, K
  • folate
  • carotenoids
  • fatty acids
  • organic acids
  • flavonoids
  • tannins
  • superoxide dismutase (SOD)
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Tribulus - actions:

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  • tonic
  • aphrodisiac
  • estrogenic in females
  • androgenic in males
  • stimulates fertility
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Tribulus - constituents:

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  • steroidal saponins

* phytosterols

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Tribulus - indications:

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  • spermatogenesis
  • inc plasma testosterone
  • restore libido
  • inc sperm count / motility
  • stimulates GH, insulin, aldosterone
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Maca - constituents:

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  • carbohydrates (59%)
  • iodine
  • aromatic glucosinolates
  • antioxidant flavonoids
  • sterols
  • alkamide compounds
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Maca - indications:

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  • mental acuity
  • physical vitality
  • endurance
  • stamina
  • aphrodisiac
  • inc fertility
  • nutritive relaxant
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Wild oats - actions:

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  • antidepressant
  • nervous system trophorestorative
  • adrenal tonic
  • sex tonic
  • antispasmodic
  • nerve tonic
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Wild oats - indications:

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  • spasmodic nervous disorders

* cardiac weakness

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Herbs for male libido support:

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  • Maca
  • wild oats
  • yohimbe
  • damiana
  • ginko biloba
  • panax
  • nettle
  • muira puama
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Horny goat weed - indications:

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  • tonify kidney yang - impotence, spermatorrhea, frequent urination, poor memory, painful cold LB and knees
  • expel wind-damp cold - spasms, cramps, jt pain, limb numbness
  • strengthen yin and yang, harness liver yang rising - dizziness, LB pain, irreg menses from liver/ki.

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