Laxative

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

Cascara Bark

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

Anthranoid

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

Buckthorn: Applications, Treatments, Health Benefits

Buckthorn, also known as waythorn, is a genus of plant that is found almost worldwide. Some species are used medicinally as remedies; soap and oils can also be made from some species of buckthorn. Depending on the species, buckthorn also has agricultural significance or produces tasty fruit. Occurrence and cultivation of buckthorn A well-known buckthorn … Buckthorn: Applications, Treatments, Health Benefits

Rotten Tree

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

Cross Spike

Buckthorn is native to Europe, North Africa, Pakistan, India, and Indonesia. The drug material is imported from wild collections in Russia. Medicinally, the ripe, dried buckthorn berries (Rhamni cathartici fructus) are used. Buckthorn: special characteristics Buckthorn is a shrub up to 3 m tall, bearing opposite, finely serrated leaves and thorny branches. In the leaf … Cross Spike

Buckthorn: Applications and Uses

Buckthorn berries are used as a laxative – whenever particularly soft stools are desired. This can be, for example, hemorrhoids, anal fissures, after surgery in the rectal or anal area and in preparation for diagnostic procedures in the gastrointestinal tract. Furthermore, the drug is also suitable for short-term use in constipation (constipation). Folk remedies and … Buckthorn: Applications and Uses