Dill

Stem plant Apiaceae, dill. Medicinal drug Anethi herba – dill weed Anethi fructus – dill fruit Ingredients Essential oil: carvone Effects Antispasmodic Antibacterial Fields of application Dyspeptic complaints As a spice Dosage Average daily dose 3 g

Pepper

Stem plant Piperaceae, pepper. Medicinal drug Piperis nigri fructus – pepper fruit. Black pepper: mature, unripe harvested, dried fruits. White pepper: ripe fruit, outer part of the pericarp is rubbed off. Green pepper: fresh, unripe fruit. Ingredients Pungents: acid amides Effects Burning Stimulation of gastric juice secretion Insecticidal (pure substances, e.g. piperine) Areas of application … Pepper

Marshmallow Syrup

Products Marshmallow syrup is available in pharmacies and drugstores. You can make it yourself or purchase it from suppliers. Marshmallow is also a typical ingredient in snail juice and the syrup is also used to make finished medicines. Ingredients Various manufacturing regulations exist. For example, the German Drug Codex (DAC) and the Austrian Pharmacopoeia (ÖAB) … Marshmallow Syrup

Basil Effects and Side Effects

Stem plant L. Lamiaceae, basil. Medicinal drug Basilici herba – basil herb. Ingredients Essential oil: basil oil Effects Antimicrobial Fields of application As a spice; medicinal uses in folk medicine. Adverse effects Basil oil contains estragole, which is mutagenic after metabolic activation.

Phytopharmaceuticals

Phytopharmaceuticals – herbal medicinal products. The term phytopharmaceuticals (singular phytopharmacon) is derived from the Greek terms for plant and for drug. In very general terms, then, it refers to herbal medicines. This refers, for example, to dried plant parts, also called medicinal drugs, such as leaves, flowers, barks or roots. These are often prepared as … Phytopharmaceuticals

Garden Bean

Stem plant Fabaceae, common bean. Medicinal drug Phaseoli pericarpum / Phaseoli fructus sine semine – bean pods, bean pods. Effects weak diuretic Indications In folk medicine to support the treatment of urinary tract infections, as an antidiabetic. Dosage As an infusion, daily dose 5-15 g. Adverse effects None known. Products Contained in some kidney and … Garden Bean