Products Lady’s mantle tea is available in pharmacies and drugstores as open goods and in sachets. Drops (tinctures) are also available. Stem plant Common lady’s mantle, from the rose family (Rosaceae), is native to the Northern Hemisphere and also to many countries. Medicinal drug Lady’s mantle herb (Alchemillae herba) is used as a medicinal herb. … Lady’s Mantle
Products Devil’s claw preparations are commercially available, among others, in the form of tablets and capsules containing either an extract or devil’s claw powder (e.g., A. Vogel Rheumatism Tablets, Harpagomed, Harpagophyt-Mepha, Sanaflex). The drugs have been approved in many countries since 2005. The medicinal drug (tea), devil’s claw gel, mother tinctures and alternative remedies are … Devil’s Claw: Medicinal Uses
Products Preparations from the fruits of milk thistle are commercially available in the form of tablets, capsules, and tincture, among others. The medicinal drug is available in pharmacies and drugstores. Not all medicines are approved for the same indications. Stem plant Milk thistle, a member of the daisy family (Asteraceae), is native to southern Europe. … Milk Thistle: Medicinal Uses
Stem plant Fabaceae, sweet clover (honey clover). Medicinal drug Meliloti herba – sweet clover. Preparations Meliloti extractum liquidum Ingredients Coumarins: dicoumarol Flavonoids Saponins Effects Oedemprotective Anti-inflammatory Antispasmodic Fields of application Chronic venous insufficiency Hemorrhoids External for sports injuries, bruises, sprains. Dosage As infusion Adverse effects Headache
Products Star anise is available in pharmacies and drugstores, for example, as a powder or as whole, dried aggregate fruits. Star anise oil is also available and included in some medicines, such as gastrointestinal remedies, tea mixtures, and rubs for external use. Stem plant The evergreen tree of the star anise family (Schisandraceae) is native … Star Anise
Products Star anise powder is a brown, aromatic-smelling powder obtained from the dried collective fruits of. It is available open or bagged in pharmacies and drugstores, among other places. Use Star anise powder is used for pastries and is found, for example, in gingerbread spice and pear bread spice.
Products Products containing stevia extracts have been available in many countries since 2008. They are now commercially available in the form of drops, as powders, tabs, and as granules, among others. Stevia is also found in processed foods and in beverages. In South America, stevia has been used for centuries, for example to sweeten mate. … Stevia
Products Motherwort is available as open goods in pharmacies and drugstores. Arkocaps motherwort are out of trade. Motherwort Asteraceae, motherwort. Medicinal drug Tanaceti parthenii herba – Motherwort: motherwort consists of the dried, whole or cut, aerial parts of Schultz Bip. (PhEur). PhEur requires a minimum content of parthenolide. Ingredients Sesquiterpene lactones: e.g. parthenolide. Essential oil … Motherwort
Stem plant Engler, Burseraceae, myrrh tree. Medicinal drug Myrrha – Myrrh: Myrrh consists of the air-dried gum resin that can be obtained from the trunk and branches of Engler and/or other -species by cutting or is produced by spontaneous oozing (PhEur). Preparations Myrrhae tinctura – tincture of myrrh PhEur. Ingredients Myrrh is a gum resin, … Myrrh Tree
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
Stem plant Fungus: Clavicipitaceae, parasite on rye and other grasses and cereals. Medicinal drug Secale cornutum, ergot: The sclerotium of Tulasne (PH 4) collected from the ear of rye and dried rapidly over lime immediately without application of heat – no longer officinal. Preparations The old pharmacopoeias contained some preparations, e.g. Extractum Secalis cornuti. Ingredients … Ergot: Medicinal Uses
Stem plant Berberidaceae, May apple. Medicinal drug Podophylli peltati rhizoma – Podophyllum rhizome, Podophyllum rhizome. Ingredients Podophyllotoxin Effects Cytostatic (mitosis inhibitor) Indications for use Formerly used as a laxative (“podophyllin”), but not recommended due to toxicity. Commission E positively evaluates its use for genital warts (condylomas). Dosage Contained in finished drug products, see podophyllotoxin, etoposide. … May Apple
