Products Butcher’s broom is available in pharmacies and drugstores as a gel (e.g., Alpinamed Ruscovarin), in capsule form, and as a medicinal drug. Stem plant Butcher’s broom L. belongs to the asparagus family (Asparagaceae). Medicinal drug Butcher’s broom (Rusci aculeati rhizoma) is used as medicinal raw material, the dried, whole or crushed underground parts of … Butcher’s Broom
Products Peppermint tea is available in the form of sachets and as open goods in pharmacies and drugstores. Preparations from the peppermint leaves are commercially available in the form of drops, ointments, creams, oils, capsules, tea blends, as bath additives, mints, nasal ointments and mouthwashes, among others. Stem plant Peppermint x L. from the Lamiaceae … Peppermint: Medicinal Uses
Products Pfennigkraut is contained in anthroposophic medicines (Weleda Dermatodoron, Weleda Dulcamara / Lysimachia). Stem plant Primulaceae. Medicinal drugs Lysimachiae nummulariae herba – pennywort. Lysimachiae nummulariae herba recens – Fresh Pennywort Ingredients Tannins, saponins Fields of application In alternative medicine: scaly, weeping skin lesions. Note Pennywort does not correspond to Lysimachia from Chinese medicine, according to … Pennywort
Stem plant e.g. oak. Medicinal drug Plant galls are growth abnormalities caused in plants (especially leaves) by insects, e.g., by the oviposition of the gall wasp or by aphids; cf. figure. Gall apple – Galla: The gall produced by the female gall wasp Hartig on leaf buds of (PH 4) – no longer officinal today. … Plant Galls
Stem plant Apiaceae, parsley. Medicinal drug Petroselini fructus – parsley fruit. Ingredients Essential oil: apiol, myristicin Flavonoids Furanocoumarins Effects Diuretic Uterus stimulating, abortive Antispasmodic Fields of application As a diuretic As a spice Dosage Due to the potential risks, use is not recommended. Commission E evaluates the application negatively. Contraindications Pregnancy, renal inflammation Adverse effects … Parsley: Medicinal Uses
Products Preparations from celandine are commercially available as tinctures (drops), among others. The medicinal drug is available in pharmacies and drugstores. Celandine is also called “Chelidonium” because of the generic name. Stem plant Celandine L. from the poppy family (Papaveraceae) is also native to Europe. What is special about the plant is the yellow-orange milky … Celandine: Medicinal Uses
Stem plant Equisetaceae, field horsetail. Medicinal drug Equiseti herba – Horsetail herb: The whole or cut, dried, sterile, aerial parts of L. (PhEur). PhEur requires a minimum content of flavonoids. Preparations Equiseti extractum aquosum siccum Equiseti extractum ethanolicum liquidum Equiseti extractum ethanolicum siccum Equiseti herbae pulvis Equiseti herbae recentis extractum aquosum liquidum Equiseti herbae recentis … Horsetail: Medicinal Uses
Products Yarrow herb and yarrow flowers are available as open goods in pharmacies and drugstores. Extracts are made from the medicinal drugs and are available in finished medicines such as drops and film-coated tablets. Yarrow is a typical ingredient in stomach teas. Stem plant Common yarrow L. of the daisy family (Asteraceae) is a perennial … Yarrow: Medicinal Uses
Products Cocoa powder is available in grocery stores and specialty stores. Cocoa butter is available in pharmacies and drugstores, among other places. Stem plant The evergreen cacao tree of the mallow family (Malvaceae, formerly Sterculiaceae) is native to South America and is now cultivated in regions around the equator, including South America, Africa and Asia. … Cocoa
Products The medicinal raw material, essential oil and medicines with caraway are available in pharmacies and drugstores. For example, caraway is commercially available in the form of teas, tea mixtures, drops, suppositories, capsules and as oil for external use. Stem plant Caraway, from the umbelliferae family (Apiaceae), is a biennial herb that is also native … Caraway
Stem plant Rosaceae, Common agrimony. Medicinal drug Agrimoniae herba – Common agrimony: the dried, flowering shoot tips of L. (PhEur). PhEur requires a minimum content of tannins. Ingredients Tannins Flavonoids Effects Astringent: astringent and tanning. Indications for use Diarrheal diseases Inflammation of the mouth and throat Skin diseases Dosage Cold extract or as an infusion, … Odermenning
Definition Plant antraceene derivatives with the common structural feature 1,8-dihydroxyanthrone. Numerous derivatives (anthrones, anthranols, anthraquinones, dianthrones, naphthodianthrones). 1,8-Dihydroxyanthrone: Effects Laxative (Prodrugs) Antidepressant: St. John’s wort Antiarthrotic: Rhine, Diacerein (Verbonil). Cytotoxic: mitoxantrone (Novantrone). Indications Primarily for short-term treatment of constipation. Bowel emptying Some: Osteoarthritis Medicinal drugs Aloe: e.g. aloin A American rotten tree (Cascara bark) Sloth … Anthranoid
