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bucstennis@aim.com · **on:** Jul 24, 2018

A patient calls inquiring about herbal treatment of hypercholesterolemi a and other nonpharmaceutical measures to lower his cholesterol level. Which important concept(s) should be included in the response to this patient?

(Select all that apply.)
a. Maintain daily dose of black cohosh.
b. Drink one to four cups of green tea daily.
c. Ingest one fresh clove of garlic daily.
d. Maintain daily aspirin dose.
e. Avoid concurrent use of garlic with ginkgo, ginger, feverfew, and ginseng.

Question 2

The nurse at a health care clinic is educating a patient regarding the use of the supplement ginseng. What information should be conveyed by the nurse? (Select all that apply.)

a. Research has confirmed that ginseng increases the body's resistance to stress.
b. Ginseng is available in tablet form.
c. Insomnia can result from ginseng intake.
d. Ginseng is an aphrodisiac.
e. Ginseng may affect blood coagulation.

ndhahbi · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 24, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B, C, E
Green tea has been shown to lower cholesterol, triglycerides, and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and to raise high-density lipoprotein (HDL); moderate consumption of one to four cups daily appears to provide therapeutic benefits. One fresh clove of garlic daily, or a daily dose of 8 mg of Allium, is the current dosage recommendation to treat hypercholesterolemi a. Garlic reduces platelet aggregation and should be used with caution in patients receiving platelet inhibitors, anticoagulants, and herbal medicines (e.g., ginkgo, ginger, feverfew, ginseng). Black cohosh is used to reduce symptoms of premenstrual syndrome, dysmenorrhea, and menopause. Aspirin is not taken for control of hyperlipidemia; discontinuation of aspirin therapy for other indications should be only with the direction of the health care provider.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B, C, E
Ginseng is available in tablet form. Insomnia can result from ginseng intake. Ginseng may affect blood coagulation. Very few scientific studies have been completed on ginseng. Research has not confirmed that it increases the body's resistance to stress. There is no scientific basis for the claim that ginseng is an aphrodisiac.