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Adrenal Disorders
Description
The adrenal gland, known as the adrenal cortex, normally produces
adrenaline as needed to create the "fight or flight"
response. Major disorders include an overactive adrenal cortex
(Cushing’s Syndrome, with characteristic "moon
face"); or an underactive gland (Addison’s disease,
which is rare). Adrenocorticol failure can also be a symptom
of something else, like pituitary disease.
Abnormal blood pressure
changes may indicate an adrenal disorder. A drop in blood
pressure upon standing will cause a person to faint, and may
reflect weak adrenal performance.
Herbs
Astragalus
Echinacea
Ginseng (1)
Liquorice
Milk Thistle
Nutritional Supplements
Bioflavonoids (5)
B Complex (3)
Coenzyme Q10
Copper
L-tyrosine (5)
Potassium (6)
Vitamin C (2)
Zinc (4)
References
1. Lin JH, et al: Effects of ginseng on the blood chemistry
profile of dexamethasone treatment in male rats, American
Journal of Chinese Medicine, 23(2), 1995, p 167-172
2. Hornsby PJ, et al: The role of ascorbic acid in the function
of the adrenal cortex - studies in adrenocortical cells in
culture, Endocrinology, 117(3), Sept 1985, p 1264-1271
3. Spas VV, Vinogradov VV, et al: Optimization of the functional
activity of the adrenal cortex in patients with sepsis, Anesteziol-Reanimatol,
May-June 1991, (3), 53-5
4. Harms RH, Buresh, RE: Zinc deficiency compromises adrenal
response to Sodium deprivation in rats, Nutr Rep Int, July
1986, 34(1), p 141-152
5. Morita K, Hamano S, Oka M, Teraoka K: Stimulatory actions
of Bioflavonoids on tyrosine uptake into cultured bovine adrenal
chromaffin cells, Biochem-Biophys-Res-Commun, 1990, 171(3),
p 1199-1204
6. McCabe RD, et al: Aldosterone secretion and the mechanism
of Potassium adaptation in rats, Steroids, 1993, 58(7), p
305-13
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