Herb of buckwheat, the dried herb (flowers, leaves, stems) collected at flowering time. In cut form, a tea can be prepared from it. Furthermore, there is powdered buckwheat herb in tablet form.
Buckwheat herb is rich in antioxidant flavenoids, especially rutin.
Quality is specified in the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.).
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Supported by clinical data, approval: Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) stage I and II and for microcirculatory disorders and arteriosclerosis prophylaxis.
For an infusion of buckwheat herb, administered as a tea over a period of 3 months, a greater reduction in lower leg edema was observed in a randomized placebo-controlled double-blind study of 67 patients with chronic venous insufficiency compared to a placebo arm.
Experiential medicine: chronic venous insufficiency stage I-II, microcirculatory disorders, prophylaxis against artherosclerosis, hemorrhoids, pernions, radiation damage.