Stem plant Poaceae, Common couch grass. Medicinal drug Graminis rhizoma – Common couch grass rhizome: the whole or cut rhizome, freed from the secondary roots, washed and dried Beauv. ( Gould (PhEur). Preparations Kidney and bladder teas Kidney and bladder lozenges Ingredients Mucilage Polysaccharides: triticin Essential oil Saponins Effects Diuretic Antimicrobial (essential oil) Areas of … Couch Grass
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
Products In many countries, an extract of the sleeping berry is on the market in the form of tablets (Aswal, Withania somnifera extractum 250 mg). However, the drug is only cantonally registered and may only be sold in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. It is available, for example, at the pharmacy zur Eiche http://www.eiche.ch Stem … Sleepberry
Stem plant Scrophulariaceae, common mullein, L. Scrophulariaceae, large-flowered mullein. Medicinal drug Verbasci flos, woolly mullein flowers. The dried flowers reduced to the corolla petals with stamens attached by L. Bertol. ( Schrad.). Preparations Species pectorales PH Ingredients Iridoid glycosides Phenylethanoid glycosides Mucilages Saponins Flavonoids Effects Anti-irritant Expectorant Fields of application Catarrh, acute bronchitis, cough, cold, … Wool Flower (Mullein)
Stem plant Apiaceae, greater burnet, lesser burnet. Medicinal drug Pimpinellae radix – beavernell root. Preparations Pimpinellae extractum ethanolicum liquidum Ingredients Essential oil Coumarins Saponins? Effects disgorging Indications Catarrh, cough with phlegm formation; as a spice. Dosage As an infusion, daily dose 6-12 g. Adverse effects None known
Synonyms Cimicifuga racemosa, buttercup, bugloss, candle, lady’s root, snake root Plant description The Cimicifuga is a perennial plant, found in shady places in the forests of North America, it grows up to 1.5m high. The leaves are stalked, triple pinnate, pointed and deeply serrated at the edges. The flowers grow candle-like, long and narrow, grape-like, … Cimicifuga racemosa
Products Preparations from comfrey are commercially available in the form of gels (pain gels) and ointments. Stem plant Common comfrey or comfrey, L. (Boraginaceae), is native to Europe. is derived from, “I grow together.” The names comfrey and comfrey are derived from the German verb “wallen,” which means to grow together. Bein originally refers to … Comfrey: Medicinal Uses
Products Guarana is commercially available in numerous products including powder, capsules, tablets, effervescent tablets, tincture, chewing gum, in the form of energy drinks, soft drinks, confectionery and cosmetics. Stem plant The perennial guarana shrub var. of the soap tree family (Sapindaceae) is a woody climbing shrub native to the Amazon region in Brazil and cultivated … Guarana
Saponins are soap-like compounds which are formed only in plants. The individual molecules consist of a hydrophilic and a lipophilic portion. Their structures, properties and modes of action are very diverse. What are saponins? Saponins are biological compounds formed exclusively in plant tissues. They represent secondary plant compounds. Furthermore, they are subject to a great … Saponins: Function & Diseases
Products Mate leaves are available in pharmacies, drugstores, and grocery stores, among other places, also as open goods. Mate is drunk primarily in South America. In Europe, it has hardly caught on so far. Stem plant The mate shrub from the holly family (Aquifoliaceae) is native to southern South America, where it is also cultivated … Mate
Stem plant Fabaceae, sweet clover (honey clover). Medicinal drug Meliloti herba – sweet clover. Preparations Meliloti extractum liquidum Ingredients Coumarins: dicoumarol Flavonoids Saponins Effects Oedemprotective Anti-inflammatory Antispasmodic Fields of application Chronic venous insufficiency Hemorrhoids External for sports injuries, bruises, sprains. Dosage As infusion Adverse effects Headache
Effects Expectorating Secretolytic Anti-edematous Antiphlogistic Antiulcerogenic Adaptogenic, stimulation of the ability to learn Properties The properties and effects apply to each representative differently. Optically active Hemolytic: dissolve red blood cells Antimicrobial Taste scratchy Irritating, are injected tissue damaging Indications Cough with viscous mucus formation, catarrh. Tonic, geriatric (ginseng). Ulcer (licorice) Chronic venous insufficiency (horse chestnut) … Saponins
