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Flashcards in Peripheral Vascular Disease Deck (8)
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Claviceps purpurea

A

Ergotamine

Tx migraines

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Caffeine

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Coffee, tea, chocolate, cola

Tx migraines

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Tanacetum parthenium

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Feverfew flower (Europe)
Tx migraines
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Aesculus hippocastanum

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Horse chestnut/aescin (Europe)

⬇️capillary permeability to protein
Tx varicose veins

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Theobroma cacao

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Theobromine➡️pentoxifylline (south America)

Smooth muscle relaxant: dilates vessels

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Ginkgo biloba

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(Asia)
Dilates peripheral vessels

Tx raynauds

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Pausinystalia johimbe

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Yohimbine (west Africa)

Adrenergic alpha1 blocker

Aphrodisiac, Tx impotence

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Papaver somniferum

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Papaverine dilates vessels

Tx impotence