\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. 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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{tabularx}{17.67cm}{x{5.7358 cm} x{5.5671 cm} x{5.5671 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{17.67cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{GIT disorders}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 1) Chamomile flowers "Anthemis nobilis" & 2) Ginger & 3) Licorice \seqsplit{roots/rhizomes/extract} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Fam. Asteraceae (could be adultred with dog fennel "Anthemis cotula" & AI: V.O. \seqsplit{(pehonlic/pungunt:} {\bf{gingerol, shogaol}} \{\{nl\}\} Sequiterpene (aromatic): Zingiberne B-bisabolene & AI: Saponin glycosides ({\bf{glycyrrhizin}}) \& flavonoid glycosides \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 9) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} AI: a-bisabolol/ {\bf{Chamazulene}}/ Flavonoids ({\bf{apigenin}}, luteolin, quercetin) & MOA: Gingerol antagonizes 5-HT receptors. & MOA: Glycyrrhizin becomes glycerrhtic acid \& 2 glucuronic acid. \{\{nl\}\} Flavonoids increase secretin. \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 8) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Distillation of oil turns blue color (matiricine) into green color \seqsplit{(chamazulene)} & USES: {\bf{anti-emetic for motion sickness, pregnant, bed-ridden}}/anti-inflammtory & Uses: for cough \seqsplit{(glycyrrhizin)} \& peptic ulcer. \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 7) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Adultration with dog fennel flowers, which contains higher amounts of \seqsplit{anthecotulide}, results in skin allergy. & CI: With warfarin, \seqsplit{antiplatelets}. & since glycyrrhizin causes hypertension \& hypokalemia, we use DGL for peptic ulcer (useless for cough) \tn % Row Count 36 (+ 9) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{17.67cm}{x{5.7358 cm} x{5.5671 cm} x{5.5671 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{17.67cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{GIT disorders (cont)}} \tn % Row 5 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{17.67cm}}{Uses: Anti-inflamm. anti-bacterial \{\{nl\}\}- Kinetosis/motion sickness\{\{nl\}\} -Calming effect (Apigenin action on BDZ-receptor binding ligand)} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{17.67cm}}{Cautio: with warfarin/anticoagulants (due to coumarins)} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{17.67cm}}{Standardization: 400mg flowers/capsules with {\bf{1\% apigenin \& 0.5\% E.O.}}} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{17.67cm}}{{\bf{Ginger \& peppermint}} in top 10 used in USA.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{17.67cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{17.67cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{IBS}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{17.67cm}}{1) Peppermint oil} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{17.67cm}}{AI: {\bf{44\% menthol }}} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{17.67cm}}{Uses: anti-spasmodic} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{17.67cm}}{MOA: menthol causes {\bf{Ca channel antagonism}}-{}-{}-\textgreater{} muscle relaxation.} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{17.67cm}}{Caution: causes heartburn due to LES relaxation.} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{17.67cm}}{{\bf{Enteric-coated capsules}} to avoid GER.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{17.67cm}{x{4.6116 cm} x{4.7763 cm} x{4.7763 cm} x{2.3058 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{17.67cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Constipation}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Bulk laxatives (dietary fibers \& mucilage) & Irritant \& stimulant lax. & Osmotic laxatives & \seqsplit{Lubricant} \seqsplit{laxatives} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Psyllium husk \& linseed. }} & AI: \seqsplit{anthraquinones} & AI: Organic acids \& sugar & AI: \seqsplit{Mineral} oils \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} MOA: they retain water and bulk in intestine-{}-\textgreater{} \seqsplit{peristaltic} movement & Senna \seqsplit{(sennosides)}, cascara \seqsplit{(cascarosides)}, rhubarb (rhein) & \{\{ac\}\} Tamarind pulp (20\% organic acids, mucilage, sugar & \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 7) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Use: chronic \seqsplit{constipation}. & Uses: acute \seqsplit{constipation} & Uses: chronic \seqsplit{constipation} & \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Must be taken with plenty of water. & \{\{ac\}\} Castor oil (50\% fixed oils) & & \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 4) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} & MOA: ricinolein is digested into ricinoleic acid-{}-{}-\textgreater{} increased intestinal movement & & \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 8) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{17.67cm}{x{4.6116 cm} x{4.7763 cm} x{4.7763 cm} x{2.3058 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{17.67cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Constipation (cont)}} \tn % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & CI: children, pregnant, old age, allergic reactions & & \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{17.67cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{17.67cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Liver disorders}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{17.67cm}}{St. Mary's thistle} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{17.67cm}}{Fam. Asteraceae} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{17.67cm}}{AI: standardized 80\% silybin} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{17.67cm}}{Uses: {\bf{protective agent}} after acetaminophen, alcohol, ccl4.} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{17.67cm}}{MOA: potent antioxidant, antifibrinolytic, anti-inflamm.} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{17.67cm}}{Caution: hypersensitivity} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \end{document}