DIETARY SUPPLEMENT MONOGRAPH GRADING CHECKLIST (100 points)
1. INTRODUCTION TO SUPPLEMENT (SUMMARY of PRIMARY LITERATURE) (10 points) MIchael citations?
Hawthorn is a natural product stemming from a flowering shrub of the rose bush family.
The United States Department of Agriculture states that Hawthorn is the common name for any member of the Crataegus Genus
The main use for Hawthorn dates back to the first century and is said to improve cardiovascular disease
Seen to be potentially beneficial in patients who choose not to take prescription medications
Proven both safe and efficacious in many human clinical trial for NYHA Class 1-2
Has an evidence grade A for congestive heart failure.
Additional indications with an evidence grade of C:
Anxiety
Cardiovascular risk disease
Cognitive function
Coronary artery disease
Functional cardiovascular disorders
HIV
Hypertension
Liver Disease
Orthostatic Hypotension
Platelet Aggregation
2. GENERIC AND PROPRIETARY NAMES - Please note that many supplements have different names (2.5 points) Bill citations?
Hawthorn has many different generic and proprietary names which include:
Adenylocrat, Cardiplant, Crataegus forte, Crataegutt novo, Crataesor, English hawthorn, Faros 300, Hawthorne Berry, Hawthorn Supreme Support, Hawthorne Formula, Hawthorne Heart, Hawthorne Phytosome, Hawthorne Powder, HeartCare.
Hawthorn is also available in a combination products called: Euphytose, Korodin, Neo40 Daily, and Sympathyl.
3. USES (SINCE THERE IS NO FDA INDICATION) (10 points) this needs more information and citations
Main Uses:
• Congestive heart failu...
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Rabbit tobacco is also known as lasting, everlasting, sweet balsam, white balsam, feather-weed, and sweet cudweed. Its scientific name is Gaphalium obtusifolium. These annual herbs reach a height of 1 to 3 feet and have erect stems with brown, shriveled leaves persisting into winter and stems covered with felt-like hairs in summer. The leaves are 1 to 3 inches long, and alternate. The flowers, minute in whitish heads, appear in late summer to fall. Fields, pastures, and disturbed areas are the sites of this common native plant of the eastern United States. The Cherokee named it rabbit tobacco because they believe it was the rabbit who took attended the plant.
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This plant has a variety of names through out Montana. This plant grows in poor soil composing mostly of sand or gravel and is commonly found near Ponderosa Pine trees. Kinnikinnick and Bearberry are the most commonly used names in western society. The word kinnikinnick meaning that which is mixed, is derived from the Algonkian Indian’s language. Other versions came from western hunters who called it larb, Canadian traders called it sacacommis or sagack-homi, and the Europeans called it bearberry.
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...s little information about the possible benefits of the study or the side effects. The side effects proved to be significant (gastrointestinal complains, headache, and an elevation of alanine aminotransferase), while the benefits were minimal. This situation emphasizes the need for a balanced approach when it comes to drug clinical trials.
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Dietary supplements are very beneficial to one’s body if they are taken correctly. There are many pros and cons to taking dietary supplements. In this paper I will discuss the pros and cons and how supplements affect the human body. We will also consider the government’s guidelines regarding dietary supplements.
Henderson, L., Yue, Q. Y., Bergquist, C., Gerden, B., & Arlett, P. (2002). St John's wort (Hypericum perforatum): drug interactions and clinical outcomes. British journal of clinical pharmacology. 2002; 54(4):349-356.
First we went over the ingredients used in the product, Melissa Officinalis, Prunella Vulgaris, Tea Tree Oil, St. John’s Wort, Aloe Vera and Geranium Maculatum are pretty much standard herbal treatments for herpes, other than the Geranium Maculatum.
Taking herbal tea made from Hawthorn berries offers heart benefits and improves your blood circulation.
outlines the benefits and risk reported in the tested population. For a drug to be approved by
Janssens, Cecile. "How FDA and 23andMe Dance Around Evidence That Is Not There." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 27 Jan. 2014. Web. 22 Mar. 2014.
On the other hand, the World Health Organization (WHO) defines traditional medicine as: The sum total of the knowledge, skills, and practices based on the theories, beliefs, and experiences indigenous to different cultures, whether explicit or not, used in the maintenance of health as well as in the prevention, diagnosis, improvement or treatment of physical and mental illness. (Zhang, 2000, p. 1) Traditional medicine is very different from modern medicine, and without disputing the benefits to modern medicine, it is essential to recognize the positive impact traditional medicine has upon people worldwide. A large aspect of traditional medicine is the usage of medicinal plants, which are the focus of this report.