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The document discusses several herbal medicines and dietary supplements. It notes that black cohosh can treat painful menstruation and hot flashes, cranberry can treat UTIs, and saw palmetto can treat urinary symptoms of BPH. Echinacea is listed as an immunostimulant that can help with respiratory infections, colds, flu, ulcers, and wounds. Feverfew treats migraines, while ginkgo biloba and milk thistle have liver-related benefits and side effects. St. John's Wort treats anxiety and depression but can interact with other drugs. Kava kava also treats anxiety but is hepatotoxic. Some supplements like garlic, ginkgo biloba

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Prometric Notes

The document discusses several herbal medicines and dietary supplements. It notes that black cohosh can treat painful menstruation and hot flashes, cranberry can treat UTIs, and saw palmetto can treat urinary symptoms of BPH. Echinacea is listed as an immunostimulant that can help with respiratory infections, colds, flu, ulcers, and wounds. Feverfew treats migraines, while ginkgo biloba and milk thistle have liver-related benefits and side effects. St. John's Wort treats anxiety and depression but can interact with other drugs. Kava kava also treats anxiety but is hepatotoxic. Some supplements like garlic, ginkgo biloba

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SAIF ALGHAMDI

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Herbal Medicine

Black cohosh: Contain high concentration of estrogen


- To treat Panful of menstruation
- To treat Hot flashes caused by menopause

Q- Cranberry:
- To treat Recurrent UTI

Q- Saw palmetto:
- To treat urinary symptoms of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia BPH

Echinacea: Immunostimulants
- Supportive therapy for Respiratory tract infection
- To treat Common cold and flu
- To treat Ulcer
- In case of hard to treat superficial wounds

Feverfew:
- To treat Migraine headache

Ginkgo biloba:
- Increase cerebral blood flow
- SE: Bleeding in overdose
- Monitor: INR – PT

Milk thistle: Active of ( Silymarin )


- To treat Chronic inflammatory liver disease
- To treat Cirrhosis

Q- St. John's Wort:


- To treat Anxiety and Depressant
- SE: Liver microsomal enzyme inducer
- SE: Decrease the effect of any drug take it with it

Kava Kava:
- To treat Anxiety and Depressant

Hepatotoxic Plant: Kava Kava – Liferoot

Herbal Medicine + Dietary Supplement NEED monitoring INR and PT:


- Ginkgo biloba
- Garlic
- Co-enzyme Q10
Dietary Supplement

- Its not approved by FDA


- BUT its undergo Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)

Fish oil: Omega 3 – EPA – DHA:

- Prevent Cardiovascular disease


- To treat ADHD

Garlic:

- To teat High cholesterol and HTN


- SE: Bleeding in overdose
- Monitor: INR – PT

Chondroitin + Glucosamine:

- To treat Osteoarthritis

Co-enzyme Q10:

- Antioxidant
- SE: Bleeding in overdose
- Monitor: INR – PT

Melatonin:

- To treat Sleep regulation in people work in different shifts.

Green tea: Contain Vitamin K

- Antioxidant
- You have to decrease concentration of warfarin

Folic acid: Pregnant

- To Prevent Neural tube defect

Vitamin C-E + Beta carotene:

- Antioxidant
- Protect from free radical

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