| Action: | Anticholinergic |
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| Synonym: | n/a |
Inhibits the parasympathetic nervous system.
• antidote for nerve gas poisoning
• gastrointestinal distress (Cramping, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea)
• asthma
• deadly nightshade (Atropa belladona)
• jimson weed (Datura stramonium )
• nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory
• these herbs are not used in practice because of the risk of serious side-effects
Hoffman D. Medical Herbalism. Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press, 2003.
Barnes J, Anderson LA, Phillipson JD. Herbal Medicines, 3rd ed. London: Pharmaceutical Press, 2007.
Bone K. Principles and Practice of Phytotherapy. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 2000.
Bone K. A Clinical Guide to Blending Liquid Herbs: Herbal Formulations for the Individual Patient. St Louis, MO: Churchill Livingstone, 2003.
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AnticholinergicDefinitionInhibits the parasympathetic nervous system. Indications• antidote for nerve gas poisoning Treatments• deadly nightshade (Atropa belladona) Systems• nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory Mechanism• these herbs are not used in practice because of the risk of serious side-effects ReferencesHoffman D. Medical Herbalism. Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press, 2003. |
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