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
Products Ginger is contained in various medicinal products. These include capsules, which are approved as medicinal products (Zintona). It is also available as a tea, as an open product, in the form of ginger candies and as candied ginger. Also available is the essential oil. Fresh ginger can be purchased in grocery stores. Stem plant … Ginger
Basil is a popular spice that is used, among other things, in Italian cuisine in the form of pesto or as a decorative decoration for pizza and pasta. The spice is also frequently used in local cuisine, and for many people the pot with the basil plant has a permanent place on the windowsill. But … Basil: the Royal Spice
Products The whole or ground medicinal raw material, as well as the essential oil and fatty oil, are available in pharmacies and drugstores. Medicinal products containing coriander are few in commerce. As a rule, they are tea mixtures. Stem plant Coriander, from the umbelliferae family (Apiaceae), is native to the Mediterranean region and is cultivated. … Coriander
Products Melissa is available as an open product or in the form of tea bags in pharmacies and drugstores. Medicines containing lemon balm, extracts and the essential oil are on the market in the form of dragées, drops and capsules, among others, usually in combination with other medicinal plants. Stem plant Melissa L. of the … Melissa: Medicinal Uses
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
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
Products Shammah is mainly distributed in North Africa, for example in Saudi Arabia, Algeria and Yemen. It has also reached Europe and Switzerland with migration (e.g. Makla Ifrikia). Ingredients Shammah consists of grated tobacco, salts (calcium carbonate, sodium carbonate), ash, oils, and flavorings or spices such as black pepper and peppermint. It is greenish-yellow or … Shammah
Products Capsaicin is commercially available in many countries as creams and patches, among other products. Capsaicin cream at 0.025% and 0.075% is not commercially available as a finished drug product. It is produced as a magisterial formulation in pharmacies. See also under the article capsaicin cream. Structure and properties Capsaicin (C18H27NO3, Mr = 305.4 g/mol) … Capsaicin
Stem plant Boraginaceae, borage. Medicinal drug Boraginis herba – borage herb Boraginis flos – borage flowers Boraginis semen – borage seeds Ingredients Boraginis seminis oleum – borage seed oil: γ-linolenic acid, linoleic acid. Herb, flowers: pyrrolizidine alkaloids. Indications The oil is used as a dietary supplement, for example, in atopic dermatitis and in dyslipidemia, use … Borage
Products Hemp and preparations made from it, such as marijuana, cannabis resin, THC, and cannabis extracts, are generally among the prohibited narcotics in many countries. However, the Federal Office of Public Health may grant exemptions for research, drug development and limited medical use. In 2013, a cannabis oral spray (Sativex) was approved as a medicine … Cannabis
The cultivation of thyme is practically worldwide, but increased in Central Europe, India, East Africa, Israel, Morocco, Turkey and North America. True thyme is originally from Central and Southern Europe, the Balkans and the Caucasus. Thymus zygis is native to the Iberian Peninsula and much of the drug originates from cultivation in Germany. Thyme in … Thyme: Health Benefits, Medicinal Uses, Side Effects