California Poppy

Products Capsules containing a powder of the herb of the plant are commercially available in many countries (Arkocaps Escholtzia, Phytopharma Escholtzia). The medicinal drug is available as open goods in pharmacies and drugstores. Stem plant California poppy ( Cham., Papaveraceae, also ) is an annual herb native to California and Mexico that was traditionally used … California Poppy

Caraway

Products The medicinal raw material, essential oil and medicines with caraway are available in pharmacies and drugstores. For example, caraway is commercially available in the form of teas, tea mixtures, drops, suppositories, capsules and as oil for external use. Stem plant Caraway, from the umbelliferae family (Apiaceae), is a biennial herb that is also native … Caraway

Goldenrod: Medicinal Uses

Stem plant Asteraceae, goldenrod, giant goldenrod, Canada goldenrod. Medicinal drug Solidaginis virgaureae herba – True goldenrod: The dried, whole of the crushed, flowering, aerial parts of L. (PhEur). PhEur requires a minimum content of flavonoids. Solidaginis herba – Goldenrod herb: The dried, whole or crushed, flowering, aerial parts of Ait. or L., their varieties or … Goldenrod: Medicinal Uses

Drinking Tea to Calm Down

Production Anise (crushed) 15 g Bitter Orange Blossom (5600) 20 g Peppermint leaves (5600) 10 g Melissa leaves (5600) 10 g Passionflower herb (5600) 20 g Valerian root (4000) 25 g The herbal drugs are mixed. Effects Calming tea is sedative, sleep-inducing and antispasmodic. Indications The tea mixture is used against, among others, nervousness, restlessness, … Drinking Tea to Calm Down

Sedative

Products Sedatives are commercially available in the form of tablets, melting tablets, drops, as injectables and tinctures, among others. Structure and properties Sedatives do not have a uniform chemical structure. Effects The active ingredients have sedative properties. Some are additionally antianxiety, sleep-inducing, antipsychotic, antidepressant, and anticonvulsant. The effects are due to promotion of inhibitory mechanisms … Sedative

GeloMyrtol

Products GeloMyrtol is commercially available in the form of enteric-coated soft capsules. It was newly registered in many countries in October 2011, and has been on the market in Germany for years. GeloMyrtol is equivalent to GeloDurant, which was formerly marketed as Sibrovita. Composition The capsules contain Myrtol, a distillate of a blend of eucalyptus … GeloMyrtol

Boldo

Stem plant Molina, Monimiaceae. Medicinal drug Boldo folium – Boldo leaves: boldo leaves consist of the whole or crushed dried leaves of Molina (PhEur). The PhEur requires an essential oil content in a defined range and a minimum content of alkaloids. Preparations Boldo extractum ethanolicum liquidum Boldo folii tinctura Boldo pulvis Boldo tinctura Ingredients Alkaloids: … Boldo

Orthosiphon Leaves

Stem plant Lamiaceae, cat’s whiskers. Medicinal drug Orthosiphonis folium – Orthosiphon leaves, Java tea, Indian kidney tea: The crushed, dried foliage leaves and stem tips of Benth. (PhEur). PhEur requires a minimum content of sinensetin. Preparations Orthosiphonis folii extractum ethanolicum liquidum Orthosiphonis folii extractum ethanolicum siccum Orthosiphonis pulvis Species diureticae [PH Kidney and bladder teas … Orthosiphon Leaves

Butterbur

Cf. Butterbur against hay fever Detailed information. Stem plant L., Asteraceae – butterbur Medicinal drug Petasitidis rhizoma – butterbur rhizome, butterbur. Petasitidis folium – butterbur leaves Ingredients Sesquiterpenes: petasins, petasols Flavonoids Alkaloids: pyrrolizidine alkaloids Essential oil Effects Antispasmodic Analgesic Anti-allergic Fields of application Spasmodic pain of the gastrointestinal and urogenital tracts. Menstrual cramps Hay fever … Butterbur

Cannabinoid Receptor Antagonists

Products Cannabinoid receptor antagonists are no longer on the market in many countries. Rimonabant (Acomplia) was withdrawn from the market in 2008 because it can cause psychiatric disorders, particularly depression. Effects Cannabinoid receptor antagonists have appetite suppressant, lipid-lowering, antidiabetic, analgesic (antiallodynic, antinociceptive), and anti-inflammatory properties. The effects of cannabinoid receptor antagonists are largely opposite to … Cannabinoid Receptor Antagonists

Kidney and Bladder Dragées

Products Kidney and bladder dragées are commercially available as coated tablets or film-coated tablets from various suppliers (e.g., Phytopharma, Hänseler). Ingredients Kidney and bladder dragées contain extracts from various medicinal drugs. These include, for example, birch leaves, horsetail herb, goldenrod herb, bearberry leaves, orthosiphon leaves, and hawthorn root. Effects Diuretic, anti-inflammatory, disinfectant, antimicrobial and antispasmodic … Kidney and Bladder Dragées

Kidney and Bladder Tea

Products Kidney and bladder tea is available in pharmacies and drugstores as ready-to-use products (e.g., Sidroga, Künzle, Morga) or as open goods. Ingredients A kidney and bladder tea is a mixture of various medicinal drugs. These include, for example: Bearberry leaves Birch leaves Nettle herb Goldenrod herb Rosehip peels Hauhechel root Lovage root Meadowsweet herb … Kidney and Bladder Tea