PHA 4210 - Gastro/Nutrition/Endocrine/Respiratory Module

Homework Assignment 1

Gastroenterology Homework Assignment

For the herbal medicines described below, your group should provide a typewritten, 2 - 3 page paper which addresses the topics listed below. Please use a font size no smaller than 10 point and no larger than 12point. Make sure to hand in a copy of any Internet reference used:

For the assigned herbal product/alternative medicine please provide the following:

Active Ingredient
Mechanism of Action/Structure Activity Relationship
Approved Indications
Dosing (Include dosing regimen, suggested maximum dose, administration and duration of therapy)
Adverse Drug Reactions (If any)
Drug Food Interactions (If any)
Drug Disease Interactions (If any)
Drug Lab Interactions (If any)
Contraindications (If any)
Patient Counseling
References (At least one of which has to be an Internet site - please attach the URL (address) and information from the site)

Group Assignments

Group 1 - Aloe

Mona Abdal
Abdelkader Abuzahria
Beth Cariera
Pamela Giddens

Group 2 - Chicory

Besmah Al- Banna
Kamaldeep Bains
Wael Elkafarneh
Lisa Fairchild

Group 3 - Cinchona Bark

Hee Kim
Scott Kroczolowski
Pamela Lada
Walid Bata

Group 4 - Gentian Root

Pamela Leatherdale
Collen O'Connor
Kerry Tedesco
Jonathan Vanden Berg

Group 5 - Henbane Leaf

Zillul Mia
Darin Pirtle
Hossam Tanana
Jeffery Vang

Group 6 - Mint Oil

Neena Gupta
Heather Landry
Nahid Tobia
Paula Mills

Group 7 - Potentilla

Rochelle Frijas
Linda Jacob
Taghrid Midlij
Gira Patel

Group 8 - Milk Thistle

Zeena Qaji
Kristy Stager
Ellie Suh
Grace Awabdeh

Group 9 - White Bryony

Hanan Dallo
Charlotte De Graeve
Fatin Delly
Benjamin Lefevre

Group 10 - Buck Thorn Berry

Rima Mroue
Vikas Patel
Saosan Shaeai
Abeer Thomas

Group 11 - Potentilla

Tobore Ugbosu
Nabil Fakih
Jigna Patel
Razur Rahman

Group 12 - Scopolia Root

Lisa Walker
Christine Woelk
Abir Atoui
Uzoma Ekeleme

Group 13 - Rhubarb Root

Rana Jwaida
Shawn Honeycombe
Sarla Mundade
Wasim O'Dish

Group 14 - Haronga Leaf and Bark

Hanadi Thomas
Steve Williams
Sharon Perry
Husam Badawi

Group 15 - Juniper Berry

Nadine Bahoora
Rina Harp
James Hromek
Leena Abraham

Group 16 - Wafer Ash

James Mitchell
Jack Nelson
James Ollie
John Satterthwaite

Group 17 - Columbine

Ryan Rodzik
Neil Drouillard
Rana Ibrahim
Miao Jin

Group 18 - Cinnamon Bark

Reem Sadik
Keturah Scott
Flamur Vaka
Jill Bando

Group 19 - Yellow Jasmine

Abir Baydoun
Mariann Churchwell
Auday Maki

Group 20 - Bitter Orange Peel

Ali Shajrah
Malgorzata Stobbe
Jeffrey Thomas
Andrew Britton

Group 21 - Celandine

Ban George
Daryl Grebner
Shadia Haidar
Houda Hamka

Group 22 - Ginger Root

Jennifer Krolik
Trang Nguyen
Diana Silvestri
Delnese Kostrzewa

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