Choose a particular herb or spice constituent (other than devil’s claw) that was noted in this week’s readings as a potential therapy for an
Choose a particular herb or spice constituent (other than devil’s claw) that was noted in this week’s readings as a potential therapy for an inflammatory or autoimmune condition.
This essay will be about the use of cannabinoids.
instructions:
In your first (main) post, use the information in this week’s readings as well as information from the material medica section of Bone & Mills to provide information on the herb or spice constituent. Provide information that you think your classmates would find beneficial. Be sure to include:
The degree of research supporting its use for the specified condition
Preparations
Dosage
Contraindications
Side effects/safety
Any other knowledge that might guide use of the plant constituent
I have attached the readings below:
Readings
Bone, K. & Mills, S. (2013).
Chp. 8 pgs. 140-163 only.
Fürst, R. & Zündorf, I. (2014). Plant-derived anti-inflammatory compounds: hopes and disappointments regarding the translation of preclinical knowledge into clinical progress. Mediators Inflamm, 2014, 146832. doi: 10.1155/2014/146832. Epub 2014 May 29. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4060065/pdf/MI2014-146832.pdf (Links to an external site.)
Recio, M.C., Andujar, I., Rios, J.L. (2012). Anti-inflammatory agents from plants: progress and potential. Curr Med Chem, 19(14), 2088-103.
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