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CAM: Botanicals
Selected Herbs, Minerals and vitamins for mental health use
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California Poppy (yellow and Orange)- Uses | Relieves Pain Acts as Sedative Relieves Mild Anxiety |
California Poppy (yellow and Orange)- Actions | Contains Mild Alkaloids similar to Codeine & Morphine |
California Poppy (yellow and Orange) -Precautions | Do not use with MAOI |
California Poppy (yellow and Orange) Dosage | 1 tsp/cup 2-3 times daily |
Which Relieves Pain | California Poppy , yellow or orange |
Which acts as a sedative | -California Poppy , yellow or orange -Rosemary & other mints |
Which should not be used with MAOI | California Poppy , yellow or orange |
Ginkgo biloba Uses | Reduces senility Reduces short term memory Loss in normal older adults Improves Peripheral Circulation |
Ginkgo biloba Actions | Used as a circulatory aid and antioxidant May enhance papverine |
Ginkgo biloba Precautions | Fruit or seed should not be handled or eaten Side effects: GI Distress, Headache, and allergic reaction Caution when using Asprin or other blood thinners |
Ginkgo biloba Dosage | 60mg BID Alzeimer Patients -240mg divided by 2-3 times daily |
Which reduces senility | Ginkgo biloba |
Which Reduces short term memory Loss in normal older adults | Ginkgo biloba |
You should be Caution when using Asprin or other blood thinners when using this drug | Ginkgo biloba |
Which is used as a circulatory aid and antioxidant | Ginkgo biloba |
Patient is experiencing GI Distress, Headache, and allergic reaction. What might the patient be taking | Ginkgo biloba |
Ginseng (asian & american) -uses | Reduce stress and fatigue Improve physical and mental function, esp with elderly Assists in smoking cessation efforts |