What effect has valerian? The healing power of the plant is mainly in the essential oil of the rhizome and roots. It is composed of a variety of effective components. The main ingredient of valerian oil is bornyl acetate. Other ingredients include: β-caryophyllene Valeranone Valerenal Bornyl isovalerate Valerenic acid It is known from clinical studies … Valerian: Effects and Side effects
How Bisacodyl works Bisacodyl is a “prodrug”, i.e. a precursor of the actual active substance. It is converted by the bacteria in the large intestine into the active form BHPM. This inhibits the absorption of sodium and water from the stool into the blood and promotes the release of water and electrolytes into the intestine. … Bisacodyl: Effects, Applications, Side Effects
What is Paxlovid? Paxlovid is a prescription medicine for covid-19 treatment. It currently has a provisional (conditional) approval for the European market. Paxlovid is one of the antiviral drugs. That is, it interferes with the ability of the coronavirus to replicate in the body. It can be taken in tablet form and consists of two … Paxlovid: Effects, Application, Side Effects
Effect Timolol is a beta-blocker (beta-receptor antagonist) that is dripped into the eyes. The medication inhibits the excessive production of aqueous humor in the cavities (chambers) of the eyeball. This lowers the intraocular pressure. Use Timolol is present in medicines as timolol maleate. The active ingredient is mainly used in the form of eye drops. … Timolol: Effects, application, and side effects
How phenylbutazone works Phenylbutazone inhibits the formation of prostaglandins. These tissue hormones are significantly involved in the development of pain, fever and inflammatory reactions. The active ingredient blocks enzymes that are essential for the synthesis of prostaglandins (cyclooxygenases, or COX for short). In this way, phenylbutazone has analgesic (analgesic), antipyretic (antipyretic) and anti-inflammatory (antiphlogistic) effects. … Phenylbutazone: Effects, Applications, Side Effects
How opipramol works Opipramol is a tricyclic antidepressant and has a calming, anxiety-relieving and slightly mood-lifting effect. Unlike conventional antidepressants, however, this effect is not based on inhibiting the reuptake of neurotransmitters in the brain (such as serotonin or norepinephrine). Instead, strong binding to specific binding sites in the brain (including sigma-1 receptors) has been … Opipramol: Effects, Application, Side Effects
What is selenium? Selenium is an essential – vital – trace element. Since the human organism cannot produce selenium itself, it must be supplied regularly through the diet. It is absorbed from food into the blood in the small intestine and stored primarily in the skeletal muscles. However, traces of selenium are also found in … Selenium: Effects and Daily Requirement
What effect does licorice have? Thanks to its sweetness, the licorice root is used to prepare stimulants such as licorice. The medicinal use of licorice already appeared in ancient Egypt, where especially pharaohs liked to drink the sweet beverage. The most important ingredients of licorice root are saponins (especially glycyrrhizin) and secondary plant compounds such … Licorice: Effects and Application
How L-thyroxine works The thyroid gland produces the hormones triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4), which primarily regulate metabolic processes. In the case of a hormone deficiency, these processes can no longer run smoothly. This leads to complaints such as fatigue, tiredness or depressive moods. L-thyroxine: effect When is L-thyroxine used? L-thyroxine is mainly used in … L-Thyroxine: Effects, Application, Side Effects
How imatinib works As a so-called BCR-ABL kinase inhibitor, imatinib inhibits an enzyme that is overactive in cancer cells. The activity of this tyeosin kinase is thereby downregulated so that it again corresponds to that in healthy cells. Because healthy cells do not have this pathologically altered enzyme, imatinib only works on cancer cells. The … Imatinib: Effects, Applications, Side Effects
How sumatriptan works Triptans such as sumatriptan enter the brain via the blood and activate certain docking sites (receptors) for the nerve messenger serotonin (5-HT1 receptor) on the surface of nerve cells and blood vessels in the brain. This causes the blood vessels, which are dilated during an attack, to constrict and also results in … Sumatriptan: Effects, Uses, Side Effects
How does daridorexant work? Daridorexant is the first active ingredient approved in Europe from the group of orexin receptor antagonists. Orexins are messenger substances produced naturally in the body that influence our eating behavior and sleep patterns. If they bind to their receptor, we stay awake longer. Daridorexant blocks this receptor and thus has an … Daridorexant: Effects, Side Effects
