Classification
Amara pura are pure bitter remedies such as gentian, feverfew or centaury. Amara aromatica are aromatic bitter remedies that contain essential oils as ingredients in addition to bitter substances.
Effects
Bitters cause a reflex stimulation of appetite and digestion and an increase in gastric juice secretion.
Indications
Plants
- Benedict herb
- Mugwort
- Birch
- Bitter ribbon flower
- Bitter Orange
- (Nux vomica – poisonous plant)
- (Chinese tree – potentially poorly tolerated)
- Gentian
- Centaury
- Feverfew clover
- Hops
- Coffee
- Calamus
- Condurango bush
- Dandelion
- Milk Thistle
- Mate
- Primrose
- Marigold
- Rosemary
- Sage
- Yarrow
- Devil’s claw
- Hawthorn
- Wormwood
Ingredients:
- Alkaloids
- Secoiridoid glycosides
- Other
Contraindications
- Conditions in which an increase in gastric juice secretion is undesirable, e.g., ulcers
- Allergy to the corresponding plants
- Pregnancy and lactation: according to the professional information
Adverse effects
- Allergy
- Depending on the substances and medicinal plants used
