Leonuri cardiacae herba
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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Leonuri cardiacae herba, the herb of the true heart cockle, is a drug used in herbal medicines for the treatment of nervous tension such as palpitations. The quality of heart tension herb (Leonuri cardiacae herba) is specified in the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.)
HMPC -Monograph: Tradtiional-use: nervous tension, nervous heart complaints, e.g. palpitations
ESCOP-Monograph:Mild heart complaints of nervous origin
Commission E-Monograph: Nervous heart complaints, also in the context of hyperthyroidism.
Empirical medicine: Mild cardiac arrhythmia; sedative for nervous, menopausal complaints.
IngredientsThis section has been translated automatically.
Leonuri cardiacae herba contains iridoids, including conjugol, galiridoside and ajugoside. Other ingredients are diterpenes, triterpenes, phenylpropanoic acid glycosides, betaines (especially stachydrin and betonicin) and 5 to 9 % tanning agents.
EffectsThis section has been translated automatically.
Cardiovascular weed shows sedative, slightly hypotensive and slightly negative chronotropic effects.
Field of application/useThis section has been translated automatically.
Heart weed is used for nervous tensions such as palpitations and as a support in hyperthyroidism
DosageThis section has been translated automatically.
The average daily dose is 4.5 g of the drug and is used in the form of infusions and other galenic preparations for ingestion.
Undesirable effectsThis section has been translated automatically.
There are no known adverse effects.
ContraindicationThis section has been translated automatically.
Allergy to one of the ingredients, children and adolescents under 18 years, pregnancy!
No data for the breastfeeding period.
InteractionsThis section has been translated automatically.
There are no known interactions with other ingredients.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Schilcher H (ed.) in, Leitfaden Phytotherapie, Urban & Fischer Verlag (2016) Munich, p.155 f.
- https://arzneipflanzenlexikon.info/herzgespann.php
- https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/herbal-monograph/final-community-herbal-monograph-leonurus-cardiaca-l-herba_en.pdf
- Wenigmann M. (2017) Phytotherapy medicinal drugs, phytopharmaceuticals, application. Urban & Fischer, pp. 122-123