Products Laxatives are available in numerous dosage forms. These include, for example, tablets, drops, suppositories, powders, granules, solutions, syrups and enemas. Structure and properties Laxatives do not have a uniform chemical structure. However, groups can be identified (see below). Effects Laxatives have laxative properties. They stimulate bowel emptying by different mechanisms depending on the active … Laxative
Stem plant The parent plant of arnzeidroge is the American sloth tree D.C. of the buckthorn family. Medicinal drug Cascara bark (Rhamni purshiani cortex) is used as a medicinal drug. It consists of the dried whole or crushed bark of D.C. ( (D.C.) A. Gray) (PhEur). The pharmacopoeia requires a minimum content of hydroxyanthracene glycosides. … Cascara Bark
Stem plant Baillon, Polygonaceae, rhubarb. Medicinal drug Rhei radix – Rhubarb root: Rhubarb root consists of the dried, whole or cut parts of L., Baillon, of hybrids of the two species, or of a mixture. The underground parts are often divided. The drug is stripped of the stem and largely of the outer bark with … Rhubarb
Definition Plant antraceene derivatives with the common structural feature 1,8-dihydroxyanthrone. Numerous derivatives (anthrones, anthranols, anthraquinones, dianthrones, naphthodianthrones). 1,8-Dihydroxyanthrone: Effects Laxative (Prodrugs) Antidepressant: St. John’s wort Antiarthrotic: Rhine, Diacerein (Verbonil). Cytotoxic: mitoxantrone (Novantrone). Indications Primarily for short-term treatment of constipation. Bowel emptying Some: Osteoarthritis Medicinal drugs Aloe: e.g. aloin A American rotten tree (Cascara bark) Sloth … Anthranoid
Products Distribution of the drug Emodella liquid (Gaba International AG, Therwil) was discontinued in many countries in the late 1990s. This was because of the high dose of the dry extract of sloth bark. As an alternative, Elixir frangulae compositum Streuli is available, which contains the same active extract. However, the dose is about 5 … Emodella
Symptoms Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory, benign, and noninfectious skin disease. It manifests as symmetrical (bilateral), sharply demarcated, bright red, dry, raised plaques covered by silvery scales. Typically affected areas are the elbows, knees, and scalp. Itching, a burning sensation and pain are other symptoms, and scratching further aggravates the condition. Psoriasis can also affect … Psoriasis Causes and Treatment
Stem plant Asphodelaceae. Medicinal drug Curaçao aloe is the juice of (PhEur) Cape aloe thickened to dryness. Ingredients Anthranoids: aloin A and aloin B, aloinoside A and B. Preparations Aloe barbadensis et capensis Aloe barbadensis folii recentis extractum oleosum Aloes extractum aquosum siccum Aloes extractum siccum normatum PhEur Swedish bitters Numerous cosmetics Effects Laxative Indications … Aloe
Products The medicinal drug is available as open goods in pharmacies and drugstores. Furthermore, various ready-to-use medicines with sloth tree bark extract are available. Stem plant The rotten tree from the family of buckthorn (Rhamnaceae) is a shrub or small tree, which is also native to Europe. As a synonym is also used. Medicinal drug … Rotten Tree
Products Senna-based laxatives are commercially available in many countries as tea, granules, tablets, capsules, and syrup (e.g., Midro, Darmol, Agiolax), among others. Senna fruits and senna leaves are available in pharmacies and drugstores in open form. An officinal mixture is the laxative tea PH. Stem plant The parent plants are and from the carob family … Senna
Products St. John’s wort and corresponding preparations are commercially available in the form of teas, film-coated tablets, dragées, capsules, and tinctures, among others (e.g., Jarsin, Rebalance, Remotiv, Ceres, Hyperiforce, Hyperiplant, Offenware). Stem plant Common St. John’s wort L. is a perennial plant of the St. John’s wort family, native to Europe and also common in … St. John’s Wort Health Benefits
Products Diacerein is not approved in many countries. In Austria, it is commercially available in capsule form (Verboril, Artrolyt). Structure and properties Diacerein (C19H12O8, Mr = 368.3 g/mol) is a diacetylated rhein and is therefore also known as diacetylrhein. It is a prodrug and is rapidly metabolized in the body to its active metabolite rhein. … Diacerein
