bot med 3: urinary, reproductive, & thyroid herbs jenn dazey, n.d. winter 2010 welcome back!!!!!
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Bot Med 3: Urinary, Reproductive, & Thyroid
Herbs
Jenn Dazey, N.D.Winter 2010
Welcome back!!!!!
Quick Review…
GI Liver/GB/Lymphogogue
Musculoskeletal
Achillea millefolium
Althaea officinalis
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Foeniculum vulgare
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Hydrastis canadensis
Galium aparine
Arctium lappa
Silybum marianum
Rumex crispus
Piscidia piscipula
Salix alba
Stachys officinalis *
Withania somnifera
Urinary Review
Aquaretics vs. Diuretics
• Aquaretics increase blood flow in the kidneys, which increases GFR, and urine output is increased.
• This process increases the amount of water excreted through urination, but it does not increase elimination of electrolytes.
• Used for UTI, stones, gout, cleanses
• Diuretics increase the excretion of electrolytes, and water follows, thereby increasing urine output.
• Used in the management of hypertension, liver disease (ascites), and congestive heart failure (edema)
• Diuretics do not treat the cause
Galium aparine
Juniperus communis
• Volatile oil (Terpinen-4-ol) is a kidney irritant
Equisetum arvense
• Harvest before leaflets are 90 degrees to the stem
Apium graveolens
• Diuretic AND sedative nervine
Petroselinum crispum
• Aquaretic and emmenagogue
Urtica dioica Lf.
Taraxacum officinale Lf.
Anti-lithics
Kidney stones are a result of supersaturated urine with high levels of calcium, uric acid, oxalate, and cystine.
Hydrangea arborescens
7 Bark
Eupatorium purpurea
Case Study• 16 yo female returns with her 3rd “bladder
infection” in 4 months. She has frequency and urgency and slight burning on urination x 2 days.
• Her urine is a dark, cloudy yellow-brown with a strong odor. Dipstick and microscopic analysis reveal mucus and lymphocytes, but no bacteria, RBC’s, crystals or casts. Specific gravity is high. All other findings are normal.
• There is no CVA tenderness, fever or nausea.• She is under a lot of stress with regular track
meets and honors classes.
What is your DDX?
More history…
• She notices the onset coincides with dining at the local Steakhouse. Whenever her track team celebrates after a meet, she drinks a large rootbeer float and orders the largest steak on the menu.
• Her symptoms began at bedtime.
What is your plan?
• What is your most likely diagnosis given the new information?
• Is a diuretic appropriate for her?
• (Remember the therapeutic order.)
Her Treatment Plan
• Avoid soda -- consider hydrating with water and electrolytes before & after a meet
• Keep steak portions to a minimum and include a large salad
• Tea Formula:– Juniperus communis 2 parts– Urtica dioica Lf 4 parts– Petroselinum crispum Rt 2 parts– Gallium aparine 2 parts