Heart ailment

Bidens tripartita L. Lang Ba Cao (Water hemp) (whole plant) Luteolin, butin, buteine, coumarin, dihydroxycoumarin, scopoletin, umbelliferone.48 Treat chronic dysentery, heart ailments, eczema. 

Probably olive oil components may reduce oxidative stress via inhibition of lipid peroxidation, an interesting mechanism responsible for diseases such as cancer, heart ailment and ageing. The soluble fat should have chemopreventive effects against breast cancer and other diseases. 

Traditional use A decoction of the petals, leaves, branches and roots is used to treat rheumatism, radiculitis, and stomach and heart ailments (Poludenny and Zhuravlev 2000). Decoction or tea of the fruits is used to treat scurvy, common colds, and as a diuretic. A decoction of the roots is used to treat liver and gastrointestinal tract diseases (Khalmatov et al. 1984 Khodzhimatov 1989). A decoction and infusion of the fruits is taken as an astringent (particularly for regular and bloody diarrhea), to treat fevers, intestinal infections, as a hemostatic for uterine bleeding, to improve the metabolism, and as a mouth wash for gum disease. The seeds are used as a diuretic and to treat kidney diseases. The powdered leaves are used to treat wounds and skin ulcers (Khalmatov et al. 1984). 

Ajmaline (37) is derived from the sarpagine alkaloid po-lyneuridine aldehyde (Fig. 34.10). This alkaloid has powerful coronary dilating and antiarrhythmic effects. Neoajma-line, a derivative of ajmaline, is a central nervous system stimulant, a vasodilator, and uterine stimulant. This compound lowers blood pressure, and, in high doses, causes death by respiratory arrest. Although ajmaline has been used to treat heart ailments, it is currently not used because of toxicity problems (Tillequin et al., 1993). 

OSHA estimates tens of millions of U.S. workers are potentially exposed to one or more hazardous chemicals in their workplaces. There are hundreds of thousands of hazardous chemicals found in the workplace, with numerous new ones being introduced each year. The chemicals can be either health hazards, physical hazards, or in some cases, both. Simple rashes or more serious conditions such as burns, sterility, lung damage, heart ailments, kidney damage, or cancer can be associated with exposures to hazardous chemicals (State of Kentucky, 1992, p. 1). 

Well, over the next nine years, Withering tried out various formulations of digitalis plant extracts on 160 patients with heart ailments. He found that if he used the dried, powdered leaf, without boiling them in liquid (which destroyed the active ingredients) he got amazingly successful results, and the painful angina symptoms of the patients went away. He introduced its use officially in 1785. 

Sneader, W. Drug Discovery A History (John Wiley Sons, Chichester, 2005). (Use of GTN for heart ailments)... 

It is estimated that some 32 million workers are potentially exposed to approximately 650,000 existing chemicals in the workplace. Chemicals can pose a serious hazard for every employee in a warehouse. Chemical exposure may cause or contribute to many serious health effects such as heart ailments, kidney and lung damage, sterility, cancer, burns, and skin rashes. Some chemicals may also be safety hazards and have the potential to cause fires, explosions, and other serious incidents or injuries. 

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