Ruhr herb flowers

Authors:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer, Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles

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Last updated on: 14.10.2021

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Urinary Flowers; Yellow cat's paw; yellow immortelle

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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Extract from the flowers of the yellow cat's-paw, Helichrysum arenarium (Gnaphalium arenarium), s. under sand-strawflower, a plant of the family Asteraceae (daisy family), native to Europe and Central Asia, up to 30 cm high.

Helichrysum arenarium (sand-strawflower) is the parent plant of Flores stoecchados (citrinae), the official yellow cat's-foot (flowers) according to Ph.Helv.7 and EB6.

General informationThis section has been translated automatically.

Cosmetics: Helichrysum arenarium extract is used in cosmetic formulations. The extract soothes discomfort on the skin and scalp, has an antiseborrhoeic and skin-caring effect.

Ingredient(s)This section has been translated automatically.

Flavonoids, phenolic carboxylic acids, essential oil, glycosides of the bitter substance naringenin and tanning agents

NaturopathyThis section has been translated automatically.

Naturopathic indications (tea preparations) are bladder and kidney problems. Flores stoecchados works as a diuretic and for cholecystitis. Indication according to commission E: Dyspeptic complaints.

LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.

  1. Burger A et al (1993) Hunnius Pharmaceutical Dictionary 7th Edition Walter de Gruyter Berlin-New York p. 664

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Last updated on: 14.10.2021

Authors: Prof. Dr. med. Peter AltmeyerProf. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles