Yarrow: Medicinal Uses

Products Yarrow herb and yarrow flowers are available as open goods in pharmacies and drugstores. Extracts are made from the medicinal drugs and are available in finished medicines such as drops and film-coated tablets. Yarrow is a typical ingredient in stomach teas. Stem plant Common yarrow L. of the daisy family (Asteraceae) is a perennial … Yarrow: Medicinal Uses

Fennel: Medicinal Uses

Products The medicinal drug, essential oil and medicines are available in pharmacies and drugstores. Medicines include fennel tea, tea blends, fennel syrup (fennel honey), fennel powder, drops (tinctures) and candies. Stem plant Fennel, from the umbelliferae family (Apiaceae), is native to the Mediterranean region. Two important varieties exist, bitter and sweet fennel. In English, it … Fennel: Medicinal Uses

Bilifuge

Products Bilifuge is commercially available in the form of dragées and drops. It has been available in many countries since the 1930s. Ingredients The ingredients of the drug include artichoke, sourthorn, combretum, and orthosiphone extracts. The drops contain alcohol. Effects The combination of plant extracts (ATC A05AX) has choleretic, biliary, appetite stimulating and digestive properties. … Bilifuge

Nutmeg: Medicinal Uses

Stem plant The Houttuyn nutmeg tree (Myristicaceae) is a bushy, evergreen tree that grows 9 to 12 m tall and bears yellow fruits that resemble apricots or peaches, each containing a seed encased in a bright red, fleshy seed coat. The nutmeg tree grows in the Banda Islands, an Indonesian archipelago that is part of … Nutmeg: Medicinal Uses

Artichoke: Medical Benefits

Products Preparations from artichoke leaves are commercially available in the form of capsules, dragées, tablets, drops, as tea mixtures and as juice, among others. The medicinal drug is also available. Artichokes are also used to make the Italian liqueur Cynar. Stem plant Artichoke (synonym: from the daisy family (Asteraceae) is a thistle-like plant native to … Artichoke: Medical Benefits