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Drug List U-11
Natural/Alternative Products
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Chamomile | Anti-inflammatory, antispasmosdic,antiinfective - maybe effective as anti flatulant |
| Chondroitin | Arthritis - possibly effective |
| Chromiun picolanate | Weight loss, improve insulin and metabolism |
| Coenzyme Q10 | Congestive heart failure - insufficient evidence |
| Dong quai | Menstral cramps - does not work |
| Echinacea | Common cold - probably effective |
| Enada, NADH | Mental clarity, alertness, chronic fatigue syndrome - Insufficient evidence |
| Feverfew | Migraine headache - safe and possibly effective |
| Garlic | High BP, hypertension - insufficient evidence |
| Ginger | Antiemetic - safe, and may work for motion sickness |
| Gingko Biloba | Circulatory stimulant(memory improvement)- safe and effective |
| Ginseng | Energy - safe but not very efficacious |
| Glucosamine | Arthritis - may help osteoporosis |
| Hawthorne | Cardiovascular problems - possibly effective but insufficient evidence |
| Kava | Anxiety, psychosis, induces relaxation - possibly effective (SSRI's inhibitor) |
| Melatonin | Sleep - may work for some |
| Saw Palmetto | Prostate - may relieve some symptoms |
| St. John's Wort(Nature's Prozac) | Depression - may work for mild depression - few side side effects |
| Valerian | Sleep - possibly effective as bath additive(bensodiaziphines) |
| Yohimbe | Impotence - possibly effective |