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FDA DOES NOT REQUIRE PROOF OF EFFICACY, SAFETY, OR QUALITY CONTROL
FDA HAS TO PRROVE ITS UNSAFE RATHER THAN PROVE ITS SAFE
can claim to benifits but not cure
NCCAM oversees herbs not really FDA |
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| how patients think about herbs |
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dont think doctors are for them
dont admit to talking them
dont realize 30% of drugs come from herbs |
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| possible harms of herbs and why |
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if it has enough power to cause benifit it can cause harm
variability between manufactures, batches, plants, potency
additives may be added and not listed
wrong part of plant could be picked (belladona poisoning, digitalis poisoning)
can have heavy metals |
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| why herbs dont have much research |
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controlled studies not profitable
studies not required
toxic effects seldom reported |
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| possible additives found in herbs that are dangerous |
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pesticides
non declaired drugs
added chemicals
heavy metals: Pb, Ar, Cadmium, Cu, Me
prednisone
testosterone
diazepam |
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| garlic: MOA, uses 5, SE 1 |
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allin > allicin (sulfur) > inhibits HMG-CoA reductase and TXA2
tx: hyperlipidemia, HTN, decreases LDL, TG, plaque
SE: ANTICOAGULANT, WATCH OUT WITH WARFARIN |
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in flavonoids, sequiterpenes, terpenes
IMPROVE COGNITIVE FUNCTION |
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activates NK cells and monocytes
INCREASE EFFECTS OF IMMUNE SYSTEM
HEPATOTOXICITY IF USED >8WKS |
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in protein, isoflavones, fiber, omega-6-FA
TX HYPERLIPIDEMIA (DECREASES TG, LDL, CHOLESTEROL) |
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5-A-REDUCTASE INHIBITOR
TX SYMPTOMS OF BPH |
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sapones called ginsenoides
TX FATIGUE |
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| st. johns wart: MOA, use, SE |
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increases srtotonin
TX DEPRESSION
induces P450 |
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valernic acid
IMPROVES SLEEP QUALITY |
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| glucosamine and chondroitin: sources, use, 3 benifits |
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glucosamine is AA sugar
chondroitin is glycosaminoglycan
TX OSTEOARTHRITIS
DECREASES JOINT PAIN
INCREASES MOBILITY
INCREASES QUALITY OF LIFE |
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| creatinie: sources 2, use, 2 benifits |
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made from flycine and arginine in urea cycle
in meat and fish
EXERCISE PERFORMANCE
INCREASES MUSCLE MASS
STRENGTH IN SHORT PERFORMANCE |
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| gynecologic disorders: post menopause, menstural discomfort |
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| allergies, asthma, impotence |
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heart diseae
heart failure |
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| gynecological disorders: irregular mensturation, PMS |
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immune stimulant
antifertility |
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vericose veins
hemorrhoids |
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jet lag
sleep induction
cancer |
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aphrodisiac
male impotence |
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| medicines derived from plants |
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atropine
digoxin
cholchine
reserpine
quinine
vincristine
taxol
phygostigmine
ephedrine
cocaine
cslicylin
scopolamide
pnehylbutazone: NSAID, DC heavy metals
aminopyrine: NSAID, DC marrow toxicity |
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