Products Bern Wart Ointment is not commercially available as a finished drug product and must be prepared as a magistral prescription or house specialty in a pharmacy. Ingredients The ointment contains 2-naphthol, resorcinol, salicylic acid, thymol, and phenol in petrolatum and kerosene. A manufacturing specification can be found in the DMS. Bern wart ointments with … Bern Wart Ointment
Products Essential oils for inhalation are commercially available as drops and in the form of effervescent tablets (e.g., Inhalant, Nasobol Inhalo, Pinimenthol, Olbas, JHP Rödler), among others. They can also be self-mixed or used individually. Structure and properties The products contain the following essential oils or their active ingredients, among others: Cineole Eucalyptus oil Spruce … Essential Oil Inhalation
Definition On the one hand, drugs contain the active ingredients that mediate the pharmacological effects. On the other hand, they consist of excipients, which are used for the production or to support and regulate the drug effect. Placebos, which consist only of excipients and contain no active ingredients, are an exception. Excipients can be of … Auxiliary Materials
Products Thyme is available in the form of tea bags and as an open product in pharmacies and drugstores. Numerous cold remedies contain preparations of thyme herb, for example, thyme ointments, tablets, bronchial pastilles, inhalations, cough syrups, baths, cold teas and drops. The essential oil is also on sale. Stem plant Both common thyme L. … Thyme
Products Thymol, in combination with other essential oils, is found as an ointment, solution, and oil, among other products, mainly in cold remedies (e.g., Vicks VapoRub). As a veterinary medicine, it is available in the form of vaporizing tablets and as a gel. Structure and properties Thymol (C10H14O, Mr = 150.2 g/mol) is present as … Thymol
Definition Phenols are organic compounds consisting of aromatics bearing one or more hydroxyl groups (Ar-OH). The simplest representative is phenol: this in contrast to alcohols, which are bonded to an aliphatic radical. For example, benzyl alcohol is an alcohol and not a phenol. Nomenclature The names of phenols are formed with the suffix –phenol, e.g., … Phenols
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
Structure As menthol (C10H20O, r = 156.3 g/mol) is the naturally occurring (-)- or L-menthol (levomenthol, levomentholum). The European Pharmacopoeia contains two monographs: 1. menthol Levomentholum 2. racemic menthol Mentholum racemicum Menthol is a cyclic monoterpene alcohol. It has three asymmetric carbon atoms and occurs in four diastereomeric enantiomer pairs. Stem plants Menthol is found … Menthol
Physiological background Itch results from activation of specialized afferent unmyelinated C fibers in the skin. These fibers are anatomically identical to those that conduct pain but differ in function and stimulus transmission to the brain. They contain a number of receptors such as histamine receptors, PAR-2, endothelin receptor, and TRPV1, and mediators such as histamine, … Itch
Symptoms Atopic dermatitis, or neurodermatitis, is a noncontagious, chronic inflammatory skin disease that causes episodes of red, rough, dry or weeping, crusted and scaly skin. Eczema can occur all over the body and is typically accompanied by severe itching. Patients have dry skin. In infants, the disease begins on the scalp and cheeks. Depending on … Atopic Dermatitis: Eczema
Products Disinfectants are commercially available in the form of sprays, as solutions, gels, soaps and as soaked swabs, among others. A distinction can be made between products intended for use on humans (skin, mucous membranes) and those intended for objects and surfaces. In addition to medical devices, medicinal products are also approved. These include, for … Disinfectant
Oregano (Origanum vulgare) is nowadays commonly known as “pizza spice“. It is impossible to imagine modern cuisine without this tangy, aromatic herb, although this plant has only been used for seasoning for about 200 years. As a remedy, however, oregano was already used by the ancient Greeks, which is why its name comes from the … Oregano: Spice with Healing Properties
