Resp Herbs (PN) Flashcards by Emma Petshow

Tussilago farfara (actions)

Actions & Indications

    i. ) Relaxing Expectorant
    ii. ) Antispasmodic 
    iii. ) Anticatarrhal

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Tussilago farfara (CI)

Contraindications

   i. ) Pregnancy/Lactation
   ii. ) Children
   iii. ) Long-term use

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Tussilago farfara (SE)

Side Effects & Toxicity

i.) Risk of hepatoveno-occlusive disease related to prolonged exposure to unsaturated pyrrolizidine alkaloids

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Contraindicated in pregnancy, this herb is often used for bronchitis because it is antispasmodic, an expectorant, and diaphoretic

Asclepius tuberosa

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Indicated for spasmodic, wet, and dry coughs

Inula helenium

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Aspidosperma tuberosa

1.) Actions & Indications

Stimulating Expectorant

a.) Wet cough

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Aspidosperma tuberosa

2.) Contraindications & Interactions

C: Dry cough, pregnancy/lactation, & in infants

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Aspidosperma tuberosa (SE)

High doses may irritate the gastrointestinal tract by the same mechanism to which Aspidosperma irritates the respiratory tract. This may result in nausea & vomiting

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Symphytum officinale (Actions, Indications)

i. ) Relaxing Expectorant (Dry Cough)
ii. ) Demulcent
iii. ) Topical Vulnerary
a. ) Osseous fractures, dermatitis

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Symphytum officinale (CI)

i. ) Wet Cough
ii. ) Pregnancy/Lactation (Topically Safe)
iii. ) Children (Topically safe)

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Symphytum officinale (SE)

) Side Effects & Toxicity

i. ) Kidney & Liver Damage (hepato-veno-occlusive disease; r/t unsaturated pyrrolizidine alkaloids)

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Atropa belladonna

Actions & Indications

i. ) Spasmolytic
a. ) Smooth muscle spasms of all sorts, spastic constipation
b. ) Asthma
c. ) Parkinosnism
ii. ) Secretolytic
a. ) GERD, gastritis, PUD
iii. ) Analgesic
a. ) Pain related to smooth muscl spasms

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Atropa belladonna

2.) Contraindications

i. ) Urinary Retention
ii. ) BPH
iii. ) Tachycardia & arrhythmis
iv. ) Glaucoma
v. ) Pulmonary edema
vi. ) Megacolon
vii. ) Pregnancy/Lactation
viii. ) Children

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Atropa belladonna

3.) Toxicity & Side Effects

Contains Tropane Alkaloids (that act as anticholinergic agents):

   i. ) Xerostomia, dry eyes
   ii. ) Tachycardia &amp; Hyperventilation
   iii. ) Mydriasis w/ blurry vision
   iv. ) Confusion &amp; Hallucinations
   v. ) Sedation

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Larrea tridentata

1.) Actions & Indications

i. ) Antiallergenic (Allergic rhinitis)
ii. ) Antiinflammatory
iii. ) Antioxidant
iv. ) Anti-HSV

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Larrea tridentata

2a.) Contraindications

i. ) Over large area of broken skin
ii. ) Liver disease
iii. ) Pregnancy (topical application is safe though)
iv. ) Large doses

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Larrea tridentata

2b.) Interactions

i.) Potentiates the toxicity of hepatotoxic medications

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Larrea tridentata

3.) Side Effects & Toxicity

i.) Hepatotoxic

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Datura stramonium

1.) Actions & Indications

i. ) Antimuscarinic/Anticholinergic -> Spasmolytic, Secretolytic, Analgesia
a. ) Smooth muscle spasms (asthma)

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Datura stramonium

2a.) Contraindications

i. ) BPH, urinary retention
ii. ) Glaucoma
iii. ) Tachycardia & Arrhythmias
iv. ) Pulmonary edema
v. ) Megacolon
vi. ) Pregnancy/Lactation/Children

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Datura stramonium

3a.) Side Effects

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i. ) Xerostomia, Dry eyes
ii. ) Mydriasis & blurry vision
iii. ) Tachycardia
iv. ) Confusion, Sedation

Datura stramonium

3b.) Toxicity

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i. ) Convulsions

ii. ) Dysphagia

This herb contains Tropane Alkaloids and is a great herb for asthma

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Datura stramonium (Jimson weed leaf) contains Tropane Alkaloids (Scopolamine)

This herb is contraindicated in pregnancy/lactation, in infants, and with a dry cough

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Aspidosperma tuberosa

Prunus serotina | 1.) Actions & Indications

i.) Antitussive

Prunus serotina | 2.) Contraindications & Interactions

C: Avoid in productive and spasmodic coughs

Used as a topical vulnerary for osseous fractures, dermatitis, and small wounds.

Symphytum officinale (Comfrey) contains unsaturated pyrrolizidine alkaloids

This herb is a powerful emetic often used in smoking cessation regimens because it reduces nicotine cravings

Lobelia inflata

This herb is useful in the treatment of asthma as it contains tropane alkaloids that produce a spasmolytic response

Datura stramonium (Jimson weed leaf) contains Tropane Alkaloids (Scopolamine)

Relaxing expectorant and antispasmodic that contains unsaturated pyrrolizidine alkaloids

Tussilago farfara (Colts Foot) containing Unsaturated Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids

This herb is beneficial for all types of cough (Relaxing and stimulating expectorant) but is also very beneficial in the topical treatment of otitis media

Verbascum thapsus (Mullein)

This herb is useful in a spasmodic cough because it is a relaxing expectorant and antispasmodic

Grindelia robusta

Antispasmodic, stimulating expectorant, and lung tonic used in wet and spasmodic coughs. With overdose this herbs possesses respiratory depressant effects

Lobelia inflata

Topically applied to herpes simplex. Internally this herb is used for allergic rhinitis and cancer. It is hepatotoxic though

Larrea tridentata

Stimulating expectorant is used for wet coughs. Too high of a dose may also irritate the gastrointestinal tract and result in nausea and vomiting

Aspidosperma tuberosa

This herb is particularly useful in pleurisy but also ovarian cysts

Bryonia alba

Antitussive herb that contains cyanogenic glycosides (non-toxic)

Prunus serotina

Relaxing expectorant and demulcent used in dry coughs that contains unsaturated pyrrolizidine alkaloids

Symphytum officinale (Comfrey) contains unsaturated pyrrolizidine alkaloids

Diaphoretic, relaxing expectorant, and antispasmodic often used for common colds, pneumonia, and bronchitis

Asclepius tuberosa

Indicated for spasmodic, wet, and dry coughs

Inula helenium

This herb is contraindicated in pregnancy/lactation, in infants, and with a dry cough

Aspidosperma tuberosa

Inula helenium | 1.) Actions & Indications

i. ) Relaxing & Stimulating Expectorant a. ) Asthma, COPD b. ) All types of cough ii. ) Anticatarrhal iii. ) Demulcent iv. ) Antiparasitic (intestinal)

Lobelia inflata | 1.) Actions & Indications

i. ) Stimulating Expectorant & Lung Tonic a. ) Wet & Spasmodic coughs b. ) URI, asthma ii. ) Emetic iii. ) Nervine (Smoking cessation) iv. ) Spasmolytic v. ) Topical Parturifacient

Lobelia inflata | 2.) Contraindications

i. ) Dry Cough ii. ) Bulimia (potential for emetic abuse) iii. ) Pregnancy, Lactation, Infant iv. ) High Doses

Lobelia inflata | 3.) Side Effects & Toxicity

i. ) Nausea, Vomiting | ii. ) Toxicity results in respiratory depression

Verbascum thapsus | 1.) Actions & Indications

i. ) Relaxing Expectorant a. ) Asthma, COPD, any type of cough ii. ) Demulcent iii. ) Topical for Otitis Media

Asclepius tuberosa | 1.) Actions & Indications

i. ) Antiinflammatory ii. ) Diaphoretic iii. ) Relaxing Expectorant a. ) Acute Bronchitis, Cough, Pneumonia iv. ) Antispasmodic

Asclepius tuberosa | 2.) Contraindications

C: Pregnancy

Plantago major | 1.) Actions & Indications

i. ) Demulcent used in GIT, lungs, & urinary tract a. ) Gastritis, PUD b. ) Interstitial cystitis c. ) Dry cough ii. ) Topical Vulnerary used in skin ulcers & dermatitis

Plantago major | 2.) Contraindications & Interactions

C: wet cough (b/c it's a demulcent)

(Grindelia) | 1.) Actions & Indications

i. ) Relaxing Expectorant ii. ) Antispasmodic a. ) URI, Spasmodic cough, bronchitis

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