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- Latin name: Papaver rhoeas
- English name: Field poppy
- Family name: Papaveraceae (poppy family)
- Drug: Petals
- Active constituents:
* Alkaloid (rhoeadine)
* Anthocyanin (mecocyanin) - Application: “Tea meliorative”
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- Latin name: Malva sylvestris
- English name: Common mellow
- Family name: Malvaceae (mellow fam.?)
- Drug: Flower
- Active constituents:
* Polysaccharides
* Anthocyanins - Utilization: Infusion
* Ico mucus membrane irritation (of mouth & tongue)
* Conjunctivitis (in tea mixtures)
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- Latin name: Vaccinium myrtillus
- English name: Blueberry
- Family name: Ericaceae
- Drug: Dried berry fruit
- Active constituents:
* Anthocyanins (myrtillin)
* Flavonoids
* Tannins
* Organic acids
* Triterpenes - Application:
* Ico diarrhoea & enteritis
* Infection of oral cavity in babies
* Myrtilin creates protective layer against E-colli
* In opthamology (defect of vision in diabetes)
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- Latin name: Oenothera biennis
- English: Common evening primrose
- Family name: Onagraceae
- Drug: Seed & oil
- Active constituents: Fatty oil
* 80% linoleic acid
* 14% 𝛄-linoleic acid - Usage:
* Prevention of arteriosclerosis
* Treatment for atopic dermatitis
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- Latin name: Dryopteris filix-mas
- English name: Male fern
- Family name: Dryopteridaceae
- Drug: Rhizome
- Active constituents: Acylphloroglucinols
* Flavaspidic acid
* Filixic acid - Utilization:
* Anthelmintic effect (expel tapeworm)
!!Poisonous!!
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- Latin name: Humulus lupulus
- English name: Hop
- Family name: Cannabaceae (hemp family)
- Drug: Flower/cones
- Active constituents:
* Hop bitters (Humulon, lupulon)
* Volatile oils (myrcen, humulen)
* Flavonoids (quercetin, kaempferol)
* Tannins - Effects:
* Sedative
* Antibacterial
* Antimicotic
*Oestogenic
* Regulate gastric acid secretion - Utilization: Infusion
!!Strongly toxic for dogs!!
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- Latin name: Frangula alnus
- English name: Alder buckthorn
- Family name: Rhamnaceae
- Drug: Bark
- Active constituents: Anthraquinones
* Glucofrangulin
* Frangulin
* Emodin - Utilization: Purgative w/ absorption inhibitory effect
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- Latin name: Rheum spp.
- English name: Rhubarb
- Family name: Polygonaceae (knotweed family)
- Drug: Rhizome, root
- Active constituents:
* Anthranols (rhein, rheumemodin)
* Tannins
* Pectin - Utilization: Tea
* Large dose (1-4g) = laxative
* Small dose (0.05-0.3g) = against diarrhoea
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- Latin name: Aloë spp.
- English name: Aloë species
- Family name: Asphodelaceae
- Drugs:
* Dried, concentrated sap
* Aqueous extract of leaves
* Aloe-vera-gel - Active constituents:
* Aloin (sap and extract)
* Heteropolysaccharides without anthranols (gel) - Usage:
* Purgative (sap, leaves)
* Dermatitis and (burned) skin regeneration (gel)
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- Latin name: Cassia senna
- English name: Senna
- Family name: Fabaceae (pea fam.)
- Drugs: Leaf / dried fruit
- Active constituents:
* Anthraquinone glycosides
(rhein-8-glucoside + aloe-emodine)
* Dianthrone glycosides
(Sennosides) - Effect: laxative
- Usage: Tea
* Only for short-term!
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- Latin name: Hypericum perforatum
- English name: St. John’s wort
- Family name: Hypericaceae
- Drug: Flowering apex of shoot
- Active constituents:
* Flavonoids (hyperosid, rutin)
* Naphthodiantrones (hypericin, pseudohypericin)
* Phloroglucinol (hyperforin) - Effect:
* Antidepressant
* Anti-inflammatory - Application:
* Psycho-vegetative disturbances quantified extract (internal)
* Dermatitis & (burned) skin regeneration (external) - Side effects:
* Photosensitization
* Medicine interactions (preventives, anticoagulants)
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Latin Name: Thymus vulgaris
English Name: Common thyme
Drugs: shoots of flowering plants
Active Constituents: volatile oil, apigenin, luteolin
Group of Active Constituents: flavonoids
Effects: antimicrobial and expectoran, spasmolytic effects
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Latin Name: Crataegus spp.
English Name: Hawthorn species
Drugs: flowering apex of shoot (dried), fruit (dried)
Active Constituents:
Flowering apex: catechin type tannins, flavones (vitexin), flavonols (hyperosid, rutin), procyanidines
Fruit: procyanidines, flavonoids (quercetin), triterpenes (ursolic acid, crataegol acid)
Group of Active Constituents: phenoloids
Effects: improves heart functions
