Products Cinnamon is commercially available, among other things, as a spice, as a medicinal drug, tea and in the form of capsules as a dietary supplement. It is found in remedies for digestion such as Carmol, Klosterfrau Melissengeist and in Zeller Balsam. Cinnamon is also a component of traditional pharmaceutical preparations such as aromatic tincture … Cinnamon
Products Almond oil is found in many medicines, skin care products, personal care products and cosmetics. Pure almond oil is available in pharmacies and drugstores. Properties Almond oil is a fatty oil obtained by cold pressing from the ripe seeds of the almond tree var. and var. of the rose family. Sweet and/or bitter almonds … Almond Oil
Products Stearic acid is available as a pure substance in pharmacies and drugstores. The name “stear” comes from the Greek and means tallow or lard, so it shows the origin of the substance. Structure and properties Stearic acid or octadecanoic acid (C18H36O2, Mr = 284.5 g/mol) is a saturated and unbranched C18 fatty acid, i.e., … Stearic Acid
Products Sodium sulfate is available in pharmacies and drugstores as open goods. Structure The European Pharmacopoeia contains two monographs. Glauber’s salt proper is sodium sulfate decahydrate. Sodium sulfate decahydrate Glauber’s salt Na2SO4 – 10 H2O Natrii sulfas decahydricus Anhydrous sodium sulfate Na2SO4 Natrii sulfas anhydricus Commercially available, in addition to the two salts mentioned, is … Sodium Sulfate (Glauber’s Salt)
Products Hydrogen peroxide solutions are available in pharmacies and drugstores as open-use products in medical or technical grade up to 35%. Concentrated solutions (30%) are usually in stock, and common dilutions (e.g., 3%, 6%, 10%) can be prepared or ordered ad hoc in the facility’s laboratory. The specialized trade purchases hydrogen peroxide from specialized suppliers. … Hydrogen Peroxide
Products Pure lanolin is available in pharmacies and drugstores as open goods. Numerous personal care products, cosmetics and semi-solid medicines contain lanolin. The best known product containing lanolin is probably Bepanthen ointment. Structure and properties The European Pharmacopoeia defines lanolin as a purified, waxy, anhydrous substance obtained from the wool of sheep. Lanolin is water … Wool Wax
Products Beeswax is available as a pure substance in pharmacies and drugstores, among other places. Structure and properties The European Pharmacopoeia defines two types of beeswax. Yellow wax (Cera flava) is the wax obtained by melting out the honeybee’s emptied combs with hot water and purified of foreign components. Bleached wax (Cera alba) is obtained … Beeswax
Products Rapeseed oil is available in grocery stores. In pharmacies and drugstores, it is on sale, for example, from Biofarm, Hänseler and Morga in various qualities. Definition Canola oil is a fatty oil obtained from the seeds of canola species. It is usually cold pressed, meaning it is pressed without the application of heat. A … Rapeseed Oil
Products Cut taiga root is available in pharmacies and drugstores as an open commodity, and alternative medicine preparations such as mother tinctures are traded. In November 2009, a drug was approved by Swissmedic for the first time in many countries (Vigor Eleutherococcus, capsules). It contains the ethanolic dry root extract Eleutherococci radicis extractum ethanolicum siccum. … Taiga Root
Structure As menthol (C10H20O, r = 156.3 g/mol) is the naturally occurring (-)- or L-menthol (levomenthol, levomentholum). The European Pharmacopoeia contains two monographs: 1. menthol Levomentholum 2. racemic menthol Mentholum racemicum Menthol is a cyclic monoterpene alcohol. It has three asymmetric carbon atoms and occurs in four diastereomeric enantiomer pairs. Stem plants Menthol is found … Menthol
Products Frankincense is commercially available in many countries as gel, cream, and tablets (e.g., Alpinamed, Phytopharma). Also available is the essential oil. The H15 Gufic tablets are scientifically the best studied. However, they are approved in many countries only in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Pure frankincense is also available in pharmacies and drugstores. Stamp … Frankincense
Products Lactose is available as a pure substance in pharmacies and drugstores. It is a natural component of the milk (lac) of mammals and is found in many foods. Lactose is extracted from whey. Structure and properties Lactose (C12H22O11, Mr = 342.3 g/mol) is a disaccharide composed of glucose and galactose and belongs to the … Lactose: Role in Diet
