Mallow: Medicinal Uses

Products Mallow is available as an open product in pharmacies and drugstores and is commercially available as a tea from various suppliers. Mallow is an ingredient in breast tea (Species pectorales). Mallow extract is on the market as a liquid and ointment (Malvedrin) and is included in cosmetics such as shampoos and shower gels. Stem … Mallow: Medicinal Uses

Acai Berries

Products Acai berries (pronounced ass-a-i) are commercially available in many countries as juice, powder, in the form of capsules and cosmetics, among other products. They belong to the so-called superfoods. Stem plant The parent plant of the berries is the palm Mart. (Arecaceae), which is native to South America and grows in the regularly flooded … Acai Berries

Blueberries

Products Preparations from blueberries are available in pharmacies and drugstores in the form of teas, capsules, and as juice, among others. The medicinal drug is available as an open commodity. Blueberries are a typical ingredient in wild berry jams. Stem plant Bilberry L. is a perennial, low-growing shrub of the heather family (Ericaceae) native to … Blueberries

Cranberry Effects, Adverse Effects and Dosage

Products Preparations made from cranberries are commercially available as juice, capsules, tablets, powder and tea, among others. Dried and sugared cranberries are also available. Stem plant The American cranberry (large-fruited cranberry) Aiton from the heather family is native to North America and is cultivated on a large scale. The European cranberry L. is less common … Cranberry Effects, Adverse Effects and Dosage

Hibiscus

Products Hibiscus is available in pharmacies and drugstores. The flowers are also called carcade (Arabic) and are often combined with rose hips. Stem plant The parent plant is from the mallow family (Malvaceae) is an annual herbaceous plant native to Africa and Asia. Medicinal drug Hibiscus flowers (Hibisci flos, Hibisci sabdariffae flos, Hibiscus flowers), the … Hibiscus

Corn Poppy

Stem plant Papaveraceae, corn poppy. See also opium poppy. Medicinal drug Rhoeados flos – Corn poppy flowers: the dried, whole or fragmented petals of L. Preparations Rhoeados extractum liquidum Rhoeados floris pulvis Ingredients Anthocyanins Alkaloids Mucilages Fields of application In folk medicine for cough and hoarseness, as a sedative and sleep-inducing agent. Commission E assesses … Corn Poppy

Chokeberry

Products Aronia berries, aronia juice, aronia tea, capsules and other products are available in pharmacies and drugstores, among others. Aronia is counted among the so-called superfoods. Stem plant The chokeberry bushes (black berries, black chokeberry) and (red berries, felty chokeberry) from the rose family originally come from North America. They also reached Europe in the … Chokeberry