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Herbal Medicine and Nutraceuticals Flashcards

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Salix alba

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Aspirin

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Belladonna

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Atropine

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Purple foxglove

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Digoxin

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Melilotus

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Warfarin (sweet clover silage)

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Qinghaosu

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Artemisinin

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Taxus brevifolia

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Paclitaxel

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Periwinkle

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Vincristine

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Cinchona bark

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Quinine

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French lilac

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Metformin

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Galega officinalis

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Metformin

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Essential Medicine derived from plant source:
Indicated for pulmonary embolism

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Warfarin

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Essential Medicine derived from plant source:
chloroquine-resistant falciparum malaria

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Artemisinin (Qinghaosu) or Artemisia annua

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Essential Medicine derived from plant source:
Class 1A anti-arrhythmic and anti-malarial

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Quinine (Cinchona bark)

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White willow bark

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Aspirin

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Essential Medicine derived from plant source:
Slows ventricular rate in AF

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Digoxin (Purple foxglove) Digitalis purpurea

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Sweet clover silage

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Warfarin

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Pacific yew

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Paclitaxel

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Philippine Traditional Medicinal Plants:
Anti-allergy and Hepatoprotective

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Bayabas

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Cassia alata indication

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Tinea infection

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Allium sativum

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Bawang

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Vitex negundo

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Lagundi

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Psidium guajava

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Bayabas

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Peperomia pellucida indication

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Gouty arthritis (to decrease uric acid)

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Clinopodium douglasii Mentha

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Yerba Buena

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Yerba Buena indication

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Analgesic

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26
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Philippine Traditional Medicinal Plants:
give all 3 abortifacient

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Damong Maria
Abutra
Makabuhay

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Arcangelisia flava indication

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Irregular menstruation
- Abutra is an abortifacient

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28
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Quisqualis indica

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Niyong-niyogan

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Philippine Traditional Medicinal Plants:
for parasitism, boils, and skin ulcer

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Niyog-niyogan

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30
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Blumea balsamifera indication

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Kidney stones, coughs, wounds

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Ehretica microphylla

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Tsaang Gubat

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Philippine Traditional Medicinal Plants:
Indicated for stomachache (also an abortifacient)

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Damong Maria

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Imperata cylindrica indication

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Kidney trouble

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34
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Ehretica microphylla indication

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Skin allergies: eczema, scabies and itchiness

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Mayana indication

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boils

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36
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Jatropha curcas (Common name and indication)

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Tubang bakod for fractures, sprain, and dislocated joints

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Philippine Traditional Medicinal Plants:
3 plants for Stomachache

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Damong Maria
Luyang Dilaw
Lubigan

38
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Philippine Traditional Medicinal Plants:
For falling hair and anti-leukemia

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Sabila or Aloe vera

39
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Indication of Momordica charantia

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Diabetes (adjunct)

40
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Philippine Traditional Medicinal Plants:
2 for DM

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Amapalaya (momordica) and Luyang dilaw (zingibar)

41
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Philippine Traditional Medicinal Plants:
Leaves used as poultice for boils and swelling

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Kataka-taka

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Philippine Traditional Medicinal Plants:
3 for boils

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Kataka-taka
Mayana
Niyog-niyogan

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Philippine Traditional Medicinal Plants:
Salbutamol-like

44
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Philippine Traditional Medicinal Plants:
Leaves used as poultice for wounds

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Malunggay (Moringa oleifera)

45
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Medicinal Plants under FDA Studies:
powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory

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Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana)

46
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Medicinal Plants under FDA Studies:
for Dysentery

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Atis (Anona squamosa)

47
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Medicinal Plants under FDA Studies:
for elephantoidal growths

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Papaya (Carica papaya)

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Medicinal Plants under FDA Studies:
Nervous pains

49
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Medicinal Plants under FDA Studies:
Thickened skin, warts, and corns

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Serenoa repens
Sabal serrulata

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Saw Palmetto

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Silybum marianum

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Milk Thistle

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Eleutherococcus senticosus

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Siberian ginseng

53
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Pfaffia paniculata

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Brazilian ginseng

54
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Panax quinquefolium

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American ginseng

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Hypericum perforatum

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St. John’s Wort

56
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Botanical Sources Considered as Nutraceuticals:
In vitro inhibition of 5 alpha reductase

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Saw Palmetto

57
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Botanical Sources Considered as Nutraceuticals:
SE includes photosensitivity, hypomania/mania, autonomic arousal

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St. John’s Wort

58
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Botanical Sources Considered as Nutraceuticals:
Induces apoptosis for malignant cell lines and cell cycle arrest at G1 (BrCA and PCA)

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Milk Thistle

59
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Botanical Sources Considered as Nutraceuticals:
SE Vaginal Bleeding, Mastalgia, and nose bleeds

60
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Botanical Sources Considered as Nutraceuticals:
Has radical scavenging properties and enhances tissue perfusion for PAD

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Ginkgo biloba

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Botanical Sources Considered as Nutraceuticals:
Contraindicated for children <1 year-old

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Botanical Sources Considered as Nutraceuticals:
Enhances hematologic recovery following chemotherapy

63
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Botanical Sources Considered as Nutraceuticals:
Should be avoided in individuals with preexisting seizure disorders

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Ginkgo biloba due to ginkgotoxin

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Botanical Sources Considered as Nutraceuticals:
Enhances sedation when combined Trazodone

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Ginkgo biloba

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Botanical Sources Considered as Nutraceuticals:
Inhibits substance P but increase central levels of ACh, 5-HT, NE, and DA

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Botanical Sources Considered as Nutraceuticals:
Has laxative effect at high doses (>1500 mg) but has no drug-drug interactions

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Milk Thistle

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Botanical Sources Considered as Nutraceuticals:
Treatment of mild to moderate depression via inhibition of MAO-A and MOA-B

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St. John’s Wort

68
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Botanical Sources Considered as Nutraceuticals:
Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

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Saw Palmetto

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Botanical Sources Considered as Nutraceuticals:
Has epicatechin and methyl-gallate for antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effect

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Saw Palmetto

70
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Botanical Sources Considered as Nutraceuticals:
For respiratory tract infections

71
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Botanical Sources Considered as Nutraceuticals:
For macular degeneration and erectile dysfunction (may cause priapism with risperidone)

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Ginkgo biloba

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Botanical Sources Considered as Nutraceuticals:
An adaptogen but may cause hypertension with methylxanthine

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Ginseng or Panax

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Botanical Sources Considered as Nutraceuticals:
Antidote for Amanita poisoning

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Milk Thistle

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Botanical Sources Considered as Nutraceuticals:
Induces hepatic CYP enzyme and P-glycoprotein drug

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St. John’s Wort

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Botanical Sources Considered as Nutraceuticals:
Prevention of hair loss in males

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Saw Palmetto

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Purified Nutritional Supplements:
Reduces pain associated with RA

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Glucosamine

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Purified Nutritional Supplements:
Cross allergies with shellfish

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Glucosamine

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Purified Nutritional Supplements:
Reduces symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease, and reduces cell damage with Alcoholic and Non-alcoholic liver disease

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Glutathione

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Purified Nutritional Supplements:
Interacts with nifedipine, increasing BP and HR

80
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Purified Nutritional Supplements:
May be as effective as Midazolam in reducing anxiety pre-operation

81
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Purified Nutritional Supplements:
Adjunct for CHF, Fibromyalgia, and MS

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Coenzyme Q (Ubiquinone, Ubiquitol), Ubiquinol

82
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This Vitamin has similar structure as CoQ10 which may cause interactions

83
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Purified Nutritional Supplements:
Increases INR due to interaction with Warfarin

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Glucosamine

84
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Purified Nutritional Supplements:
Has potential conceptive effect as it inhibits ovulation and decrease sperm quality via aromatase inhibition

85
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Purified Nutritional Supplements:
Can improve psoriasis when taken orally for 3 months

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Glutathione

86
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T/F: Lianhua Qingwen is a prescription medication

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True because of Ephedra which may cause bleeding in high doses

87
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Indication of Lianhua Qingwen

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Influenza, colds, cough, add-on for COVID

88
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Purified Nutritional Supplements:
May cause bronchoconstriction in inhalational route

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Glutathione

89
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Deficiency of this vitamin causes “burning foot syndrome”

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Pantothenic acid

90
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Alistonia scholaris indication

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Malaria: Dita

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