Archive for 'Herbal Medicines'
Lavender- Useful Benefits of Using this Herb
26 November 2007Taxonomic class Lamiaceae Common Trade Names Essent Oil Lavandin, Essent Oil Lavender, Lavender, Lavender Flowers, Massage Oil Lavender Common Forms Available as flowers, leaves, and oils. Also included in cosmetic preparations, such as body mist, shower gel, conditioner, and deodorant. Source The flowering tops and stalks of Lavandula officinalis and other Lavandula species (L. latifolia, [...]
Herbal Medicine -Gamma Butyrolactone
23 November 2007Common Trade Names Blue Nitro, Firewater, Gamma G, GBL, GH Revitalizer, Insom-X, Invigorate, Longevity, Remforce, Renewtrient, Revivarant Common Forms Liquid and powder. Source Gamma butyrolactone occurs naturally in humans and decreases in concentration with age. Gamma hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) is converted to gamma butyrolactone in the stomach by gastric acid after oral administration. GHB is [...]
Ibogaine Description – Side Effects
20 November 2007Taxonomic class Apocynaceae Common Trade Names Endabuse Common Forms Seeds Source This product is extracted from the root of the West African shrub Tabernanthe iboga. Chemical Components Indole alkaloids constitute up to 6% of the dried root. The main alkaloid is ibogaine. Many other alkaloids exist in the root, including ibogamine, tabernanthine, ibagamine, iboluteine, desmethoxyiboluteine, [...]
Oaks Herb Description – Dosage and Useful Properties
17 November 2007Taxonomic class Fagaceae Common Trade Names Multi-ingredient preparations: Conchae Compound, Eichenrinden_ Extrakt, Entero-Sanol, Hamon No. 14, Kernosan Elixir, Menodoron, Peerless Composition Essence, Pektan N, Silvapin, Tisanes de I’Abbe, Tonsilgon-N, Traxaton, White Oak Bark, White Oak Inner Bark, Wild Countryside White Oak Common Forms Available as capsules, decoctions, extracts, unground or powdered oak bark, oak galls, [...]
Devil’s Claw Drug Information – Uses and Benefits
11 November 2007Common Trade Names Multi-ingredient preparations: Devil’s Claw, Devil’s Claw Capsule, Devil’s Claw Secondary Root, Devil’s Claw Vegicaps Common Forms Capsules: 200 mg, 420 mg, 499 mg, 510 mg, 750 mg Also available as extracts, teas, and tinctures. Source The drug is extracted from the roots and secondary tubers of Harpagophytum procumbens, a member of the [...]
Uses, Benefits and Dosage for Safflower Information
5 October 2007Taxonomic class Asteraceae Common Trade Names Multi-ingredient preparations: Safflower Oil, Saffron Common Forms Available as capsules (390 mg), extracts, liquid (8.5 oz), oil (12 oz, 16 oz), and tea. Source Carthamus tinctorius is indigenous to the Middle East but cultivated throughout Europe and the United States for its edible oil, which is obtained from the [...]
Uses and Benefits of Valerian – Side Effects of Valerian
30 September 2007Taxonomic Class Valerianaceae Common Trade Names Valerian Easy Step, Valerian Extract, Valerian Nighttime, Valerian Root, Valerian Root Extract Multi-ingredient preparations: Alluna Sleep (combination of valerian root 500 mg, and hops 120 mg, extracts) Common Forms Standardized capsules, tablets (0.8% valerenic acid): 180 mg, 200 mg, 250 mg, 400 mg, 410 mg, 450 mg, 493 mg, [...]
Wahoo Information – Drug Interactions, Uses and Benefits
28 September 2007Taxonomic class Celastraceae Common Trade Names Multi-ingredient preparations: GB Tablets, Indigestion Mixture, Jecopeptol, Ludoxin, Stago, Stomachiagil. Common Forms Available as extracts, dried powders, syrups, tablets, teas, and tinctures, source Active components are obtained from the dried bark of the root and, sometimes, the stem of Euonymus atropupureus, a shrub or tree that is native to [...]
False Unicorn Root Herb Description
26 September 2007Taxonomic Class Liliaceae Common Trade Names Multi-ingredient preparations: #22 F+ Female Plus, Alertis Compound, Atri- Fem- Reg, Atri- FM – H, Change-O- Life Formula, Cycla-Action, False Unicorn-Squaw Vine Virtue, Fem-H, Fem-mend Formula, Femtone, Femtrol, O.U.T (ovarian uterine tonic), Pregnancy-6 Formula, T-5W, TÂendo, T-miss, Wild Yam-False Unicorn-Virtue Common Forms Available as dried roots, chopped for decoction, [...]
Yarrow Drug Information – Precautions to be kept in mind while using Yarrow
24 September 2007Taxonomic Class Asteraceae Common Trade Names Diacure, Lasadoron, Rheumatic Pain Remedy, Yarrow Flowers Common Forms Capsules: 320 mg, 340 mg Liquid extract: 1 oz, 2 oz Also available as cut herb, essential oil, powder, and tincture. Source The drug is extracted from the dried leaves and flowering tops of Achillea millefolium, a plant that is [...]
