How hydrochlorothiazide works Hydrochlorothiazide acts directly in the kidneys. There, the entire blood volume is passed through about three hundred times per day. In the process, the so-called primary urine is squeezed out through a filter system (renal corpuscles). This primary urine still contains the same concentration of salts and small molecules (such as sugar … Hydrochlorothiazide: Effects, Applications
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 Mannitol is commercially available as a powder and as an infusion preparation. The pure substance is available in pharmacies and drugstores. Structure and properties D-mannitol (C6H14O6, Mr = 182.2 g/mol) exists as white crystals or white powder that dissolves readily in water. Mannitol is a hexavalent sugar alcohol and occurs naturally in plants, algae, … Mannitol
Stem plant Poaceae, Common couch grass. Medicinal drug Graminis rhizoma – Common couch grass rhizome: the whole or cut rhizome, freed from the secondary roots, washed and dried Beauv. ( Gould (PhEur). Preparations Kidney and bladder teas Kidney and bladder lozenges Ingredients Mucilage Polysaccharides: triticin Essential oil Saponins Effects Diuretic Antimicrobial (essential oil) Areas of … Couch Grass
Products Commercially available products include teas, tea blends, the cut medicinal drug, drops, and birch sap (selection). Extracts of birch leaves are typical ingredients of kidney and bladder dragées and kidney and bladder teas. Stem plant The parent plants are the birch trees (weeping birch) and (downy birch) of the birch family. Both species are … Birch: Medicinal Uses
Products Most ACE inhibitors are commercially available in the form of tablets and film-coated tablets. The first agent from this group to be approved was captopril, in many countries in 1980. ACE inhibitors are often combined with the thiazide diuretic hydrochlorothiazide (HCT) fix. Structure and properties ACE inhibitors are peptidomimetics derived from peptides found in … ACE Inhibitors List, Effects, Side Effects
Products In many countries, human medicines with ammonium chloride as the active ingredient are no longer on the market. The salt is an ingredient in Mixtura solvens (Dissolving Mixture PH) and licorice. It used to be included in Bisolvon Linctus syrup along with bromhexine. In some countries, expectorants are available. Structure and properties Ammonium chloride … Ammonium Chloride
Stem plant Fabaceae, thorny knapweed. Medicinal drug Ononidis radix – Hauhechelwurzel: The whole or cut, dried root of L. (PhEur). Preparations Ononidis extractum ethanolicum siccum Ononidis radicis extractum ethanolicum siccum Ononidis tinctura Kidney and bladder teas Kidney and bladder lozenges Ingredients Flavonoids Essential oil Effects Diuretic Indications Flushing therapy for urinary tract infections, cystitis. Dosage … Hauhechel
Products Butcher’s broom is available in pharmacies and drugstores as a gel (e.g., Alpinamed Ruscovarin), in capsule form, and as a medicinal drug. Stem plant Butcher’s broom L. belongs to the asparagus family (Asparagaceae). Medicinal drug Butcher’s broom (Rusci aculeati rhizoma) is used as medicinal raw material, the dried, whole or crushed underground parts of … Butcher’s Broom
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
Products Most sartans are commercially available as tablets or film-coated tablets. Losartan was the first agent approved in many countries in 1994 (Cosaar, USA: 1995, Cozaar). Sartans are often combined with hydrochlorothiazide fix. The name of the drug group is derived from the suffix -sartan of the active ingredients. The drugs are also called angiotensin … Sartans
Stem plant Equisetaceae, field horsetail. Medicinal drug Equiseti herba – Horsetail herb: The whole or cut, dried, sterile, aerial parts of L. (PhEur). PhEur requires a minimum content of flavonoids. Preparations Equiseti extractum aquosum siccum Equiseti extractum ethanolicum liquidum Equiseti extractum ethanolicum siccum Equiseti herbae pulvis Equiseti herbae recentis extractum aquosum liquidum Equiseti herbae recentis … Horsetail: Medicinal Uses
