Stem plant Styracaceae: Siambenzoe (Laos). Styracaceae: Sumatrabenzoe (Indonesia) Medicinal drug Benzoin: Is called siambenzoe or sumatrabenzoe, depending on the origin and stem plant. Benzoin is a resin that comes out after the trees are injured. Ingredients Benzoic acid Coniferyl alcohol Vanillin Effects Anti-inflammatory Expectorant Antimicrobial Antioxidant Indications Skin diseases Common colds
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 Birch sap is available in specialized stores. It can also be freshly “tapped” yourself. The juice is also called birch water. It is produced in Scandinavia, the Baltic States, Eastern Europe and Russia, among other places. Ingredients Birch sap is obtained exclusively in the spring by tapping the trunks of birch trees ( sp.). … Birch Sap
Stem plant The parent plant of arnzeidroge is the American sloth tree D.C. of the buckthorn family. Medicinal drug Cascara bark (Rhamni purshiani cortex) is used as a medicinal drug. It consists of the dried whole or crushed bark of D.C. ( (D.C.) A. Gray) (PhEur). The pharmacopoeia requires a minimum content of hydroxyanthracene glycosides. … Cascara Bark
Stem plant Baillon, Polygonaceae, rhubarb. Medicinal drug Rhei radix – Rhubarb root: Rhubarb root consists of the dried, whole or cut parts of L., Baillon, of hybrids of the two species, or of a mixture. The underground parts are often divided. The drug is stripped of the stem and largely of the outer bark with … Rhubarb
Products The dry extract ERr 731 (femiLoges, formerly Phyto-Strol) from the roots of rhapontic rhubarb is commercially available in Germany in tablet form. It has not yet been approved in many countries. Medicinal drug The dried roots of rhapontic rhubarb are used as a medicinal raw material, Rhei rhapontici radix. The medicinal plant is also … Rhaponti Rhubarb
Products Preparations containing passionflower herb are included in numerous medicinal products and are available in the form of teas, dragées, and as drops, among others. Monopreparations include, for example, Valverde Calming and Sidroga Calming Tea. In addition, various combination preparations are available. Passionflower herb is also available as an open product in pharmacies and drugstores. … Passionflower
Stem plant Rosaceae, goose cinquefoil. Medicinal drug Anserinae herba – goose cinquefoil. Preparations Anserinae herbae recentis succus Ingredients Tannins Flavonoids Phenolic carboxylic acids Effects astringent, antispasmodic Indications Diarrhea, crampy gastrointestinal symptoms, menstrual cramps. Skin diseases Inflammation of the mouth and throat Dosage As an infusion, daily dose 4 to 6 g. Contraindications Pregnancy Adverse effects … Goose Cinquefoil
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 Preparations from blueberries are available in pharmacies and drugstores in the form of teas, capsules, and as juice, among others. The medicinal drug is available as an open commodity. Blueberries are a typical ingredient in wild berry jams. Stem plant Bilberry L. is a perennial, low-growing shrub of the heather family (Ericaceae) native to … Blueberries
Products Medicinal mushrooms are commercially available, for example, in the form of capsules, tablets and as powders as dietary supplements or as individually prepared mixtures. Also used are the pure ingredients that are extracted, synthetically produced or semi-synthetically modified. These are usually registered as medicinal products. About mushrooms Fungi are a very diverse group of … Medicinal Mushrooms
Products Extracts are contained in numerous medicinal products, for example, in tablets, capsules, drops, creams, ointments, and injection solutions (selection). They are also used in the preparation of cosmetics, dietary supplements, foods, and medical devices. Structure and properties Extracts are extracts made with a solvent (= extracting agent) such as water, ethanol, methanol, fatty oils, … Extracts
