Stem plant Cucurbitaceae, fence beet. Medicinal drug Bryoniae radix – fence beet root Bryoniae radix recens – Fresh fence beet root Ingredients Cucurbitacins, among others. Effects Emetic Strongly laxative (drastic) Fields of application Obsolete, should not be used. Commission E evaluates the use negatively. Used as a laxative, emetic and diuretic in various indications in … Fence Beet
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
Stem plant Apiaceae, parsley. Medicinal drug Petroselini fructus – parsley fruit. Ingredients Essential oil: apiol, myristicin Flavonoids Furanocoumarins Effects Diuretic Uterus stimulating, abortive Antispasmodic Fields of application As a diuretic As a spice Dosage Due to the potential risks, use is not recommended. Commission E evaluates the application negatively. Contraindications Pregnancy, renal inflammation Adverse effects … Parsley: Medicinal Uses
Stem plant Fabaceae, true geissraute. Medicinal drug Galegae herba – goat’s rue herb. Ingredients Guanidine derivatives: galegine (cf. metformin). Flavonoids Tannins Effects Blood sugar lowering Indications for use In folk medicine as an antidiabetic. Commission E gives a negative evaluation of its use. Dosage The use is not recommended. Adverse effects Hypoglycemia, possibly poisoning.
Stem plant Boraginaceae, borage. Medicinal drug Boraginis herba – borage herb Boraginis flos – borage flowers Boraginis semen – borage seeds Ingredients Boraginis seminis oleum – borage seed oil: γ-linolenic acid, linoleic acid. Herb, flowers: pyrrolizidine alkaloids. Indications The oil is used as a dietary supplement, for example, in atopic dermatitis and in dyslipidemia, use … Borage
Stem plant Apiaceae, angelica. Medicinal drug Angelicae radix – Angelica root: the whole or cut, carefully dried rhizome and roots of L. (PhEur) Rarely, the herb and fruits are also used, and their use is negatively evaluated by Commission E. Preparations Angelicae radicis extractum ethanolicum liquidum Swedish bitters Ingredients Essential oil Bitters Furanocoumarins Effects Promotion … Angelica
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
Products Yohimbine is no longer on sale in many countries. Hänseler’s tablets are out of trade. Stem plant Yohimbe. Effects Local anesthetic Release of norepinephrine from synaptic nerve terminals. Increases blood pressure and heart rate Aphrodisiac Fields of application As an aphrodisiac, erectile dysfunction, in sexual disorders. For weakness and exhaustion Commission E evaluates the … Yohimbine (Quebrachine)
Medicinal drug Rauwolfiae radix – Rauvolfia root. Ingredients Indole alkaloids (Rauwolfia alkaloids): reserpine, ajmaline, ajmalicine. Effects Antihypertensive by depleting adrenergic, serotoninergic, and dopaminergic nerve endings. Sympatholytic Reassuring Antiarrhythmic due to sodium channel blockade (ajmaline) Indications Drug: mild essential hypertension. Reserpine as pure substance: hypertension. It is rarely used today (UAW). Ajmaline as a pure substance: … Rauvolfia
Stem plant Rutaceae, bitter orange. See also under orange. Medicinal drug Aurantii flos (Aurantii amari flos) – Bitter orange flowers: the whole, dried, unopened flower of L. ssp. (PhEur). PhEur requires a minimum content of flavonoids, calculated as naringin. Aurantii amari flavedo – bitter orange peel, bitter orange peel (flavedo). Aurantii pericarpum – bitter orange … Bitter Orange
Stem plant Lamiaceae, Dost. Medicinal drug Origani herba – Dostenkraut: The dried leaves and flowers, separated from the stems, of L., L. ssp. hirtum (Link) Ietsw. or a mixture of both species (PhEur). The PhEur requires a minimum content of essential oil Ingredients Essential oil: carvacrol, thymol Marjoram has a similar spectrum of ingredients, dost … Dost
Stem plant Rubiaceae, woodruff. Medicinal drug Asperulae herba – woodruff herb. Preparations Asperulae extractum aquosum siccum Ingredients Coumarins Indications for use As a spice, in may punch. Commission E evaluates the medicinal use negatively. Adverse effects Photosensitization?
