Natural products

Question 1

Vitamin A

Answer 1

retinol

Question 2

Vitamin B1

Answer 2

thiamine

Question 3

Vitamin B12

Answer 3

cobalamin

Question 4

Vitamin B2

Answer 4

riboflavin

Question 5

Vitamin B3

Answer 5

niacin

Question 6

Vitamin B6

Answer 6

pyridoxine

Question 7

Vitamin B9

Answer 7

folic acid

Question 8

Vitamin C

Answer 8

ascorbic acid

Question 9

What Natural products can be used for Anxiety

Answer 9

valerian, lemon balm, glutamine, passion flower and hops (both teas), chamomile tea, theanine and skullcap, kava (but damage liver so do not recommend),

Question 10

What Natural products can be used for Sleep

Answer 10

melatonin (also used for jet lag), valerian, chamomile tea, St Johns wort if insomnia due to depression, kava (do not use bc damage liver)

Question 11

ADHD

Answer 11

fish oil supplements w or wo evening primrose oil (provides omega 6 fatty acid)

Question 12

What Natural products can be used for Apthous Ulcers (canker sores)

Answer 12

lysine

Question 13

What Natural products can be used for Cancer

Answer 13

beta carotene, fish oil, black or green tea, garlic, soy, vitamins A & D, Colon cancer: calcium, Prostate cancer: lycophene (in cooked tomatoes)

Question 14

What Natural products can be used for Cholesterol

Answer 14

fish oils (TGs), red yeast rice (monitor may contain HMGCoA reductase), plant sterols/stanols

Question 15

What Natural products can be used for Depression

Answer 15

St johns worts, SAMe (do not use w MAOIs), fish oil, 5HTP, tryptophan, glutamine, inositol (OCD & panic disorder), L methylfolate

Question 16

What Natural products can be used for Dementia/Memory

Answer 16

ginkgo, huperzine A, vitamin E, phosphatidylserine, acetyl-L-carnitine, caution with ginko for bleeding

Question 17

What Natural products can be used for Diabetes

Answer 17

bitter melon, gymnema, chromium, alpha lipoic acid, cinnamon, acetyl-l-carnitine, green tea may lower DM risk

Question 18

What Natural products can be used for Energy/weight loss

Answer 18

guarana, bitter orange (caution bc similar to ephedra, CVD risk), guarana (caffeine caution with excessive intake)

Question 19

What Natural products can be used for UTI

Answer 19

cranberry (caution on risk of kidney stones w supplements

Question 20

What Natural products can be used for Gastrointestinal distress

Answer 20

peppermint oil, chamomile tea

Question 21

What Natural products can be used for IBD constipation

Answer 21

cascara, senna (stimulant laxative)

Question 22

What Natural products can be used for IBD diarrhea

Answer 22

psyllium (in metamucil), other bulk forming fiber products

Question 23

What Natural products can be used for IBD

Answer 23

peppermint (oil or tea) or chamomile tea - used as antispasmodic, probiotic lactobacillus or bifidobacterium infantis help reduce abdominal pain, bloating, urgency, constipation or diarrhea, ABX and probiotics not taken together separate doses 2 hours, fish oil, indian frankincense gum resin taken TID benefical for UC, Comfrey (do not recommend bc damage the liver)

Question 24

What Natural products can be used for Heart health/failure

Answer 24

Coenzyme Q10, arginine (do not use w BP meds due to additive effects), fish oils, grape seed extract, garlic, hawthorne (additive effects w BP meds)

Question 25

What Natural products can be used for Inflammation

Answer 25

fish oils, willow bark

Question 26

What Natural products can be used for Liver

Answer 26

milk thistle

Question 27

What Natural products can be used for Menopausal symptoms

Answer 27

black cohosh, dong quai (caution w pts on warfarin bc increase INR), red clover, evening primrose

Question 28

What Natural products can be used for Migraine/headaches

Answer 28

feverfew, willow bark, butterbur, guarana (caffeine prdct), fish oils, magnesium, coenzyme Q10 and riboflavin

Question 29

What Natural products can be used for Motion sickness/nausea

Answer 29

ginger, peppermine

Question 30

What Natural products can be used for Osteoporosis

Answer 30

soy, ipriflavone, calcium, vitamin D

Question 31

What Natural products can be used for Osteoarthritis

Answer 31

glucosamine (may raise INR), chondroitin, SAMe (do not use w MAOIs)

Question 32

What Natural products can be used for Prostate enlargement

Answer 32

saw palmetto, pygeum (has to be harvested ethically), beta-sitosterol, rye grass pollen, lycophene in prophylaxis prostate cancer