Cardiovascular
BP, lipids, palpitations, venous insufficiency.
- Mild essential hypertension (adjunct)Guideline antihypertensives and lifestyle first. Hawthorn is a cardiac adjunct, not a lisinopril.3
- Mild hyperlipidemia (supportive)Statins save lives in the right ASCVD group. Red yeast rice is lovastatin with worse QC.3
- Benign palpitationsECG and trigger review first. Motherwort/linden are traditional calmatives — not antiarrhythmics.4
- Chronic venous insufficiencyCompression owns CVI. Aescin and gotu kola have human symptom data. This is not DVT.4
- Raynaud phenomenonKeep the core and hands warm. CCB when needed. Ginkgo and cayenne are weak adjuncts. Smoking cessation beats both.3
- Heart failure (warning)GDMT owns HFrEF. Hawthorn has mixed older data and is not a beta-blocker. Lily of the valley and foxglove are cardiac glycoside toxicity objects.4
- Intermittent claudication (adjunct)Walking, smoking cessation, and guideline PAD care own this. Ginkgo has mixed claudication data and a bleed cost next to antiplatelets.3
- Erectile dysfunction (adjunct / warning)CV risk, meds, and PDE5 inhibitors own this. Yohimbe is a toxicity object. Panax is not sildenafil.4
- Statin-associated myalgia (adjunct)Confirm it is the statin. CK when weakness or dark urine. CoQ10 is not a plant. Turmeric is not permission to stop a high-intensity statin after an ACS.3
- Easy bruising (after workup)Meds, platelets, and abuse screen first. Venotonics are not a hematology workup.4
- Stasis dermatitisCompression and elevation own this. Venotonics are CVI adjuncts. This is not cellulitis and not DVT skip.5
- Diabetic retinopathy (adjunct)Glucose, BP, lipids, and ophthalmology own this. Bilberry is anthocyanin folklore — not anti-VEGF.3