Products Multivitamin preparations are commercially available in the form of tablets, effervescent tablets, chewable tablets and juice, among others. Among the best-known brands in many countries are, for example, Burgerstein CELA, Centrum and Supradyn. Some products are approved as medicines and others as dietary supplements. Supradyn (Bayer) was originally manufactured by Roche and has been … Multivitamin Supplements
Products Ferrous sulfate is contained in medicines for iron substitution, for example, in tablets. It is also an ingredient in tonics (e.g., Tonicum FH). Structure and properties Iron(II) sulfate (FeSO4, Mr = 151.9 g/mol) is the ferrous salt of sulfuric acid and is readily soluble in water. It dissolves even better in hot water. Various … Ferrous Sulfate
Tonic or bitter lemon drinks carry the label “containing quinine“. Few consumers will know the reason for this: Even though drinking beverages containing quinine is unproblematic for the majority of the population, consuming larger quantities can be hazardous to the health of individuals. “Pregnant women in particular should refrain from consumption as a precaution,” says … Drinks Containing Quinine are Not for Pregnant Women
Mushroom , Clavicipitaceae (Ascomycetes) – Tibetan caterpillar club fungus. Life cycle The fungus has a very particular life cycle. Spores infect larvae of certain moths (bat moth , ) in autumn. In spring, the fruiting body of the fungus grows out of the head of the infested caterpillar. Drug Traditionally, the combination of insect and … Tibetan Caterpillar Club Fungus
Products Cut taiga root is available in pharmacies and drugstores as an open commodity, and alternative medicine preparations such as mother tinctures are traded. In November 2009, a drug was approved by Swissmedic for the first time in many countries (Vigor Eleutherococcus, capsules). It contains the ethanolic dry root extract Eleutherococci radicis extractum ethanolicum siccum. … Taiga Root
Products Glucose is found in numerous medicines, medical devices, in dietary supplements, and in countless natural and processed foods (e.g., bread, pasta, candy, potatoes, rice, fruits). As a pure substance, it is available as a pharmacopoeia-grade powder in pharmacies and drugstores. Structure and properties D-glucose (C6H12O6, Mr = 180.16 g/mol) is a carbohydrate belonging to … Glucose
Products Vinum tonicum is not commercially available as a finished drug in many countries. Pharmacies and drugstores can make it themselves or order it from specialized suppliers (without coca extract). The successor prepart is the tonic FH. Production Manufacturing specification PM (1971, 4th edition): A Calcium glycerinophosphoricum solutum 50%. 2.0 B Extractum colae fluidum 1.0 … Vinum Tonicum PM
Products Lecithin is available in specialty stores. It is found in many pharmaceuticals as an excipient, as well as an additive in foods, and is available as a dietary supplement. Structure and properties Lecithins exist as brown granules or viscous liquids and have amphiphilic properties, meaning they have both hydrophilic and lipophilic structural components. They … Lecithin
Stem plant Loganiaceae, nux vomica. Medicinal drug Strychni semen (Nux vomica) – Nux vomica: the seed of L. (PH 4) – no longer officinal. Preparations The old pharmacopoeias contained some preparations, e.g. Tinctura Strychni and Extractum Strychni. Ingredients Indole alkaloids – bitter substances: strychnine, brucine. Effects Indications for use Today practically exclusively in alternative medicine, … Nux Vomica Effects and Side Effects
Products Arginine aspartate is commercially available as granules, effervescent powder, and drinking solution (original: Dynamisan forte, Veractiv Energy + Magnesium). Dynamisan forte (originally Sandoz) has been approved as a drug in many countries since 1983. Structure and properties Arginine aspartate consists of the amino acids L-arginine and L-aspartic acid. However, it is not a dipeptide. … Arginine Partate
Products Ignatius bean is found in numerous alternative medicine remedies, primarily homeopathics. Stem plant Loganiaceae, Ignatius bean. Medicinal drug The seeds, Ignatii semen, are used as a medicinal drug. Ingredients Ingredients include toxic alkaloids such as strychnine and brucine. Effects Stimulant properties have been attributed to the Ignatius bean. Indications In the past the Ignatius … Ignatius Bean
Introduction Neurodermatitis, also known as atopic eczema, is a chronic, mostly intermittent skin disease. It usually recurs in the same areas of the skin. In addition to elbows, hollow of the knee, extensor sides of legs and arms and hands, the scalp can also be affected. Neurodermatitis also manifests itself in the area of the … Neurodermatitis of the scalp
