BPS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Migraine, Diuretic, Threshold Of Pain
31 Jan 2017
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Top otc meds: pain reliever most common (2. 7b) 500 dump trucks: cough and cold medication tends to be more expensive (4. 1b) Dose is on the size of the body not the extremity of the pain. When you should not use: conditions, drug combinations, foods, natural remedies. Aspirin associated with natural source (salix: family of plants (willow, poplar, beech, wintergreen, all contain salicylates. Knowledge of herbs lost in the dark ages: church had strong influence, did not approve, was unheard of or underground knowledge. Reverend edward stone (1702-1768: rector in church of england, treatment for ague in 1763, willow bark has a bitter taste, similar to quinine. Quinine used as treatment for malaria: doctrine of signatures associated will bark with fever relief. Active ingredient in willow is salicin (1829) Isolated the active ingredient: need a lot for it to be effective. Salicin converted to salicylic acid in 1838: better drug than salicin, occurs in meadowsweet flowers.
