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What are the 5 primary areas of concern when prescribing herbs?
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Diagnosis
Preparation Dosage Interaction Inherent toxicity |
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What are the 3 types of Toxic reactions to herbs?
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Drug poisoning, Allergic reactions, Idiosyncratic reactions.
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What systems can be affected by adverse herbal reactions?
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Neurologic, mood, gastrointestinal, urinary tract, visual, respiratory, new symptoms
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What are the types of herbal toxicities?
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Nephrotoxicity, Hepatotoxicity, Fetotoxicity.
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What is a major nephrotoxicity from asitolochic acid?
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Guang fang ji, han fang ji, guan mu tong.
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What is notable about Guang fang ji?
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It is in the aristolochia acid family and is toxic to kidney, liver and adrenals, it has been banned.
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What are the contraindications for chuan xiong?
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During pregnancy, excessive menstrual bleeding,
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What are contraindications for Mo Yao?
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during pregnancy, or uterine bleeding
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What are contraindications for yi mu cao?
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during pregnancy
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What are contraindications for chuan niu xi?
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Pregnancy or excessive menstruation
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What are contras for dan shen?
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ok during pregnancy, can have additive affect with warfarin, or with cancer patients using chemotherapy.
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What are contras for tao ren and xing ren?
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during pregnancy, or patients using narcotics becoming poisonous.
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Huai niu xi
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not during pregnancy, or for those taking potassium sparing diuretics.
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Yu jin
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ok during pregnancy
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Hong hua
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contra during preg
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Chi shao
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ok in pregnancy
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San qi
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use with caution in pregnancy
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What blood activating herbs are contraindicated in pregnancy?
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Hong hua, huai niu xi, tao ren, chuan niu xi, yi mu cao, mo yao, chuan xiong
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What blood activaitng herbs are ok to use in pregnancy?
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San qi, chi shao, yu jin, dan shen
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Shi gao contains what mineral?
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Clacium
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Hua shi contains what minerals?
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calcium and magnesium
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What herbs contain amylase?
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Mai ya, shen qu, shan yao, dan dou chi
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What does dang gui interact with?
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anti coagulants and anti platelet drugs and can have an additive effect. Can also effect estrogen levels.
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What drugs can gan cao interact with?
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spironolactone and reduce diuretic effect, can increase the risk of high blood pressure, especially when mixed with MAO inhibitors.
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What do I need to know about ma huang?
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It is banned by FDA in dietary supplements and poisons the central and sympathetic nervous system.
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Da huang
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contra indicated in pregnancy and intestinal obstruction, IBDS, and appendicitis and abdominal pain of unknown origin.
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Ren shen
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contraindicated in hypertension, and can lower blood sugar so use with caution in diabetics. Not recommended in large does during pregnancy or breast feeding. May reduce the anticoagulative effect of warfarin.
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Huang lian
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Has antibiotic function due to berberine
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Zhi ke
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Highly acidic, could passibly cause crystalluria and hematuria, can cause uv sensitivity in light skinned individuals.
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Sheng ma
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Can cause an increases risk of spontaneous abortion
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Da huang
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contra indicated in pregnancy and intestinal obstruction, IBDS, and appendicitis and abdominal pain of unknown origin.
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Ren shen
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contraindicated in hypertension, and can lower blood sugar so use with caution in diabetics. Not recommended in large does during pregnancy or breast feeding. May reduce the anticoagulative effect of warfarin.
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Huang lian
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Has antibiotic function due to berberine
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Zhi ke
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Highly acidic, could passibly cause crystalluria and hematuria, can cause uv sensitivity in light skinned individuals.
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Sheng ma
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Can cause an increases risk of spontaneous abortion, can decrease the response to estrogen
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Mu dan pi
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avoid use with garlic
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What herbs should be used with caution with Mao inhibitors?
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Gan cao, ma huang, ren shen
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ren shen
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can cause low blood sugar especially with patients taking blood sugar lowering drugs, potentially increased blood clotting due to reduced anticoagulant effect.
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What herbs can effect the thyroid due to high iodine content?
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Kun bu, hai dai, hai zao
They can all effect thyroid hormone replacement therapy. |
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Shan zha
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can lower blood pressure be aware of using with hypertensive drugs, can increase the risk of bleeding
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Fu zi
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contra in pregers, very toxic in ingested in uncooked form. Antidote is atropine.
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Shan zhu yu
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contra in patients with difficult of painful urination, because it is stabilizing and binding
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Fu ling
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contra in patients with frequent copious urination, patients on diuretics
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Huang bai
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contains quercetin
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Sheng jiangg
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recommended safe dosage limit is 6 grams according to the PDR
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What 2 herbs contain saponins?
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It can cause diarrhea.
Mu tong and chai hu |
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Shan yao
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increases estrogenic effect
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What herbs are highly acidic?
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Zhi shi, we wei zi, che qian zi, zhi ke, we mei,
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What herbs are calcium containg?
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Jie geng, zhen zhu, shi jue ming
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What herbs can cause cyanophoric glycoside poisoning?
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xing ren, tao ren bai guo
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What herbs have a possible additive effect with warfarin?
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Dan shen, dan gui, sheng jiang
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What neprotoxic herbs are banned by the FDA?
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Guang fang ji
Han fang ji xi xin wei ling xian mu tong guan mu tong |
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Yuan zhi
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contraindicated in gastritis with gastric ulcers
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Herbs that inhibit lactation?
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Bo he, chuan jiao, dan dou chi
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Huang qi
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Can increase risk of bleeding with anticoagulants. Mya cause neurological dysfunction in high doses HA, dizziness
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What herbs contain iron?
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Mu li, long gu, dai zhe shi
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xiong huang
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contains arsenic sulfide, contra in pregnancy
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zhu sha
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contains mercury sulfide
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