Kidney vetch, popularly known as common kidney vetch, bear clover or woundwort, is widely used as a valuable medicinal plant throughout Europe. In traditional folk medicine, kidney vetch has a long tradition. Occurrence and cultivation of kidney vetch Between the months of June and September, the yellow calyxes with their typical red tips appear. With … Kidney Vetch: Applications, Treatments, Health Benefits
Especially in the warm season they plague us: the mosquitoes. Even if a mosquito bite is completely harmless in most cases, it is still very unpleasant. But there is help! What helps against mosquito bites? In the case of a mosquito bite, it is recommended to squeeze or chew a leaf of ribwort and put … Home Remedies for Mosquito Bites
Products Antitussives are commercially available in the form of tablets, capsules, as cough syrups, and drops, among others. Structure and properties Antitussives do not have a uniform chemical structure. However, many are derived from natural opium alkaloids (opioids). Effects Antitussives have cough-irritating (antitussive) properties. They reduce the frequency and intensity of coughing attacks. Their effects … Antitussives
Ribwort plantain can be taken or applied as a tea or in other preparations. In specialized stores, the drug is available in filter bags or also as a component of tea mixtures of the group of cough and bronchial teas. In the field of herbal medicines, ribwort extracts and pressed juices are processed in numerous … Ribwort: Dosage
Symptoms Coughing is a physiologic defense response used to clear foreign bodies, microorganisms, and mucus from the respiratory tract. An acute cough lasts up to three weeks and a subacute cough lasts up to eight weeks. After eight weeks, it is referred to as a chronic cough (Irwin et al., 2000). A distinction is also … Cough Causes and Remedies
Products Cough syrups are commercially available from numerous suppliers. Typical categories include herbal, “chemical” (containing synthetic active ingredients), cough-irritant, and expectorant. They are sold in pharmacies and drugstores, among other places. Cough syrup can also be prepared by the patient. For example, vegetable extracts (see below), honey, sugar and drinking water can be used. Homemade … Cough Syrups
Symptoms Acute bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchial tubes. The leading symptom is a cough that is first dry and later often productive. Other symptoms include difficulty breathing, sounds when breathing (whistling, rattling), feeling sick, hoarseness, fever, chest pain, and accompanying symptoms of the common cold or flu. The disease is usually self-limiting, so … Acute Bronchitis
Although a wasp sting is usually harmless. Nevertheless, the short-term unpleasant consequences of a wasp sting can often be alleviated or even avoided with known home remedies. What helps against wasp stings? Schematic illustration of the pharynx when insects enter the respiratory tract. Click to enlarge. First, a stung person should make sure whether the … Home Remedies for Wasp Stings
Yellow-flowered lesser celandine , also known as figwort, belongs to the buttercup family. The name lesser celandine is a folk name for scurvy. The leaves containing vitamin C have been used to successfully combat this deficiency disease. The botanical name is Ranunculus ficaria or Ficaria verna, as a synonym. Occurrence and cultivation of lesser celandine. … Lesser Celandine: Applications, Treatments, Health Benefits
Dove’s-bone glueweed, also known as inflated glueweed, bladder glueweed and smartweed respectively, belongs to the clove family. However, although the plant belongs to the so-called glue weeds, it is not sticky. Occurrence and cultivation the dove’s crook glue weed. Dove’s-bone glue weed contains minerals, bitter substances, vitamins and sopanines and has a metabolism-stimulating effect. Dove’s-bone … Pigeon Crab Leek: Applications, Treatments, Health Benefits
Products Cold balms are available in many countries from various suppliers. Examples of products include Pulmex, Vicks VapoRub, Liberol, Resorban, Wala Plantago Bronchial Balm, Phytopharma Thyme Ointment, Angelica Balms, and Weleda Cold Ointment. Ingredients The composition depends on the product. Cold balms usually contain essential oils. Possible ingredients include, for example (selection): Angelica oil Eucalyptus … Cold Balm
Stem plant Plantaginaceae, ribwort plantain. Medicinal drug Plantaginis lanceolatae folium (Plantaginis folium) – Ribwort plantain leaves: the dried, whole or crushed leaves and flower shafts of L.s.l. (PhEur). PhEur requires a minimum content of -dihydrocinnamic acid derivatives. Plantaginis herba – ribwort herb. Preparations Plantaginis extractum Plantaginis extractum aquosum Plantaginis extractum aquosum spissum Plantaginis extractum siccum … Ribwort
