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Angelica – Angelica archangelica. Garden Angelica Angelica archangelica. Family: Apiaceae Part: dried roots and rhizome Pharmaceutical name: Angelicae radix. Constituents: essential oil, secoiridoids, coumarins, furanocoumarins, tannins, phenolic acids. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Dr. Anton Suntinger
Angelica – Angelica archangelicaAngelica – Angelica archangelica
Garden AngelicaGarden AngelicaAngelica archangelicaAngelica archangelica
Family: Apiaceae
Part: dried roots and rhizome
Pharmaceutical name: Angelicae radix
Constituents: essential oil, secoiridoids, coumarins, furanocoumarins, tannins, phenolic acids.
Actions: carminative, antispasmodic, cholagogue, warms and tonifies the spleen, warms and moves the heart.
Uses: digestive weakness, deficiency of the spleen Qi and Yang, poor appetite, phlegm in the lungs and sinuses, depression.
Dose: Tinctura Angelicae, 15 - 25 drops, three times per day.
Rosemary – Rosmarinus Rosemary – Rosmarinus officinalisofficinalis
Rosemary – Rosmarinus Rosemary – Rosmarinus officinalisofficinalis
Family: Lamiaceae
Part: dried leaves
Pharmaceutical name: Rosmarini folium
Constituents: essential oil, diterpenoids, flavonoids, phenolic acids.
Actions: tonifies, warms and moves the spleen, heart and liver Qi, digestive tonic, carminative, antidepressant.
Uses: digestive weakness, deficiency of the spleen Qi and Yang, poor circulation, exhaustion, depression, dysmenorrhoea, poor libido.
Dose: Tinctura Rosmarini, 10 - 20 drops, three times per day.
Juniper – Juniperus communisJuniper – Juniperus communis
Juniper – Juniperus communis
Family: Cupressaceae
Part: dried ripe fruit
Pharmaceutical name: Juniperi fructus
Constituents: essential oil, catechol tannins, flavonoids, sugars.
Actions: diuretic, urinary anti-microbial, carminative, warms and tonifies the spleen and kidney Qi and Yang.
Uses: recurring urinary infections, digestive weakness, oedema, mental dullness.
Dose: Tinctura Juniperi, 10 - 25 drops, three times per day.
Tinctura aromaticaTinctura aromatica
Cinnamon - Cinnamomum zeylanicum, 12 parts
Ginger - Zingiber officinale, 6 parts
Clove - Syzygium aromaticum, 2 parts
Actions: tonifies, warms and moves the spleen Qi, carminative.
Uses: deficiency of the spleen Qi and Yang, loss of appetite.
Dose: Tinctura aromatica, 10 - 25 drops, three times per day.
Mistletoe – Viscum albumMistletoe – Viscum album
Family: Loranthaceae
Part: dried herb
Constituents: viscotoxins, lectins, choline, flavonoids, saponins.
Actions: regulates blood pressure, increases the effect of progesterone, warms all departments of the triple heater.
Uses: premenstrual syndrome, menopausal disorders, hypertension, accompanying therapy for tumour diseases.
Dose: Tinctura Visci albi, 20 - 30 drops, three times per day.
Licorice – Glycyrrhiza glabraLicorice – Glycyrrhiza glabra
Family: Fabaceae
Part: dried unpeeled roots
Pharmaceutical name: Liquiritiae radix
Constituents: glycyrrhetic acid, flavonoids, starch, coumarins, phytosterols.
Actions: adrenocorticotropic,decreases testosterone-level, warming,expectorant, carminative, anti-ulcer.
Uses: acne, hirsutism, peptic ulcer,bronchitis, low blood pressure.
Dose: Extractum Liquiritiae fluidum, 15 drops, twice per day.
Yarrow - Achillea millefoliumYarrow - Achillea millefolium
Family: Asteraceae
Part: dried aerial parts with flowers
Pharmaceutical name: Millefolii herba
Constituents: sesquiterpene laktones, flavonoids, tannins, essential oil.
Actions: warm and cold, antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, choleretic, digestive and general tonic, anti-hemorrhagic, astringent, carminative.
Uses: spasmodic digestive weakness, loss of appetite, dysmenorrhoea, menorrhagia, haemorrhage.
Dose: Tinctura Millefolii, 20 - 30 drops, three times per day.
Hop – Humulus lupulusHop – Humulus lupulus
Family: Cannabaceae
Part: cones
Constituents: humulon, lupulon, essential oil, tannins, flavonoids.
Actions: tranquilliser, hypnotic, increases the effect of oestrogen, digestive tonic, calms the heart and liver hyperactive Yang.
Uses: anxiety, insomnia, menopausal disorders, digestive weakness,dysmenorrhoea.
Dose: Tinctura Humuli lupuli,20 - 30 drops, three times per day.
Gentian - Gentiana luteaGentian - Gentiana lutea
Gentian – Gentiana luteaGentian – Gentiana lutea
Family: Gentianaceae
Part: dried root
Pharmaceutical name: Gentianae radix
Constituents: secoiridoids (amarogentin, gentiopicrin), oligosaccharids (Gentianose, Gentiobiose), phenolic acids, alkaloids.
Actions: tonifies the Qi of the spleen, stomach and small intestine, general tonic, calms the heat of the liver and stomach.
Uses: loss of appetite, digestive weakness, epigastric discomfort, malabsorption, exhaustion, post-febrile exhaustion.
Dose: Tinctura Gentianae, 20 - 30 drops, three times per day.
Tinctura amaraTinctura amara
Gentian – Gentiana lutea
Centaury – Centaurium erythraea
Buckbean – Menyanthes trifoliata
Bitter orange peels – Citrus aurantium ssp.
aurantium
5 parts of each
Actions: digestive and general tonic, tonifies the Qi of the spleen, stomach and small intestine, choleretic, calms the heat of the liver and stomach.
Uses: Qi-deficiency, digestive weakness, malabsorption, loss of appetite.
Dose: 20 - 30 drops, three times per day
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