Exam 2 - Natural Products Flashcards by Cassie Kellogg

Which supplements can cause bleeding

5 Gs:
- ginger
- garlic
- glucosamine
- ginseng
- ginkgo

Fish oil (high dose)
Dong quai
Vitamin E
Willow bark (salicylate)

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Which supplements can cause liver toxicity

Comfrey
Kava
Black cohosh
Green tea extracts
Chapperal

(Cassie Kellogg Bakes Green Cookies [cookies to avoid liver damage from drinking])

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Which of the following are CNS stimulants

Ginkgo
Vitamin E
Vinpocentine
Ephedra
Bitter orange
Kava

Ephedra
Bitter orange

(Ephedra sounds like ephedrine)

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What can yohimbe cause

Increased HR + BP
Risk of seizure

(Used to treat ED for yoHIMbe; ED treatment ups BP and HR)
(seizure bc you’ll be shaking after he uses it for ED)

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What is considered the safe max amount of caffeine

400 mg

(So you could have almost 4 red bulls a day)

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What is st. Johns wort used for

Anxiety and depression

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Used for colds

Echinacea
Zinc
Vitamin C
Eucalyptus oil

(Echinacea, zinc, and vit C build immunity and eucalyptus helps sinuses)

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What is ginkgo used for

Memory
Tinnitus
Vertigo

Peripheral vascular disease
Dementia

(MTV PD because calling the MTV police dept sounds just as goofy as ginkgo biloba)

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Which two products are used in diabetes

Magnesium
Chromium

(Chromium acts as sulfonylurea)

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What are omega 3 fatty acids used for

Dyslipidemia

(Fat = lipid)

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What is peppermint used for

Dyspepsia

(PEPpermint, dysPEPsia)

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Common supplements for weight loss

Bitter orange
Guarana (green tea)
Caffeine

(Oranges, green tea, and caffeine to make you a skinny queen)

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What is yohimbe used for

(yoHIMbe)

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What should be avoided when taking digoxin

Hawthorne
Cascara sagrada

(Because Gale Hawthorne DIGs in CaveS)

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What is CoQ10 used for

Sleep
Migraines
Heart health

(It’s in reign energy drinks - it helps w/ sleep and heart health to counteract effects of the drink + caffeine helps migraines)

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Which supplement is used to increase GI health

Horehound
Red yeast rice
Turmeric
Chromium

Horehound

(Because whores have GI upset from being shaken around all the time)

Others wrong because:
Red yeast rice is for cholesterol
Chromium is for diabetes
Turmeric for inflammation

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What is hawthorne used for

Heart health

(Because Gale Hawthorne stole your heart)

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What is turmeric used to treat

Inflammation

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What is chamomile used for

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Insomnia

(Cup of chamomile tea before bed)

What supplement can be used to treat HTN

Milk thistle
Garlic
Valerian
Black cohosh

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Garlic

(Because i’m a garlic girl and have low BP)

Which supplement is used for liver health

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Milk thistle

(It’s a hepatoprotectant; people should try drinking milk instead of alcohol for once)

Used for menopause

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Black cohosh
Dong quai
Evening primrose oil

(Treating menopause will make you want dong in the evening)

What medication should be avoided with black cohosh

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Lisinopril

(Anything heart related = avoid w/ black cohosh; treating menopause is exciting and will up HR and BP)

Which are used for migraine prophylaxis

Feverfew
Soy
CoQ10
Butterbur
Witch hazel
Riboflavin

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CoQ10
Riboflavin
Feverfew
Butterbur

(Can’t Really Feel Better)

Which of the following is ginger used for Stop bleeding Motion sickness Migraine prophylaxis Prostate health

Motion sickness (Think about the ginger chews used to treat pregnancy nausea)

What is glucosamine used for

Osteoarthritis

Who should SAMe be avoided in

People with a BMI over 35 (Because Sam is 35 years old now)

Which of the following is soy used for Improved memory ADHD Osetoporosis Osteoarthritis

Osteoporosis (osteoPorosis for Potato rolled in soy)

What is carcinia cambogia used for

Weight loss (Because cambogia sounds like Cambodia and you want to lose weight before your trip there)

What toxicity can butterbur cause

Hepatic (Butter = fat; think fatty liver)

Which is used for prostate health

Saw palmetto (Men use saws and have prostates)

Used for UTIs

Yogurt Probiotics Cranberry

What supplement is synthesized by the pineal gland

Melatonin

What supplement is also called ubiquinone, and has vitamin K like effects if taken w/ warfarin

CoQ10

What product should be discontinued 10-14 days before surgery

Garlic (I’d rather die than go without garlic for 2 weeks so I’m not getting the surgery)

This product is not recommended to be used longer than 6 months

Black cohosh (You only get to treat your menopause for 6 months, so make it count)

This supplement is a natural analogue of lovastatin (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor)

Red yeast rice

This product may cause HTN

Licorice (Licorice is so gross, eating it would up my BP)

This product treats nausea and vomiting in pregnant women

Ginger (Think ginger chews)

This product stimulates breast milk production (avoid with chickpea allergy)

Fenugreek (Because chickpeas are what hummus is made of and hummus is greek)

This product is for menopause and can cause seizures if taking anticonvulsants

Evening primrose oil

AKA silybum marianum (avoid in pregnancy and ragweed allergies)

Milk thistle

This product must be taken at first sign of viral illness (do not take if history of asthma)

Coneflower (echinacea)

What reduces halitosis (bad breath) from fish oil

Freezing it before taking

Bitter orange may cause _____ or _____

Stroke MI (makes sense because it's a CNS stimulant)

Exam 2 - Natural Products Flashcards

(45 cards)