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Dr. Anton Suntinger

Angelica – Angelica archangelicaAngelica – Angelica archangelica

Garden AngelicaGarden AngelicaAngelica archangelicaAngelica archangelica

Family: Apiaceae

Part: dried roots and rhizome

Pharmaceutical name: Angelicae radix

Constituents: essential oil, secoiridoids, coumarins, furanocoumarins, tannins, phenolic acids.

Actions: carminative, antispasmodic, cholagogue, warms and tonifies the spleen, warms and moves the heart.

Uses: digestive weakness, deficiency of the spleen Qi and Yang, poor appetite, phlegm in the lungs and sinuses, depression.

Dose: Tinctura Angelicae, 15 - 25 drops, three times per day.

Rosemary – Rosmarinus Rosemary – Rosmarinus officinalisofficinalis

Rosemary – Rosmarinus Rosemary – Rosmarinus officinalisofficinalis

Family: Lamiaceae

Part: dried leaves

Pharmaceutical name: Rosmarini folium

Constituents: essential oil, diterpenoids, flavonoids, phenolic acids.

Actions: tonifies, warms and moves the spleen, heart and liver Qi, digestive tonic, carminative, antidepressant.

Uses: digestive weakness, deficiency of the spleen Qi and Yang, poor circulation, exhaustion, depression, dysmenorrhoea, poor libido.

Dose: Tinctura Rosmarini, 10 - 20 drops, three times per day.

Juniper – Juniperus communisJuniper – Juniperus communis

Juniper – Juniperus communis

 Family: Cupressaceae

Part: dried ripe fruit

Pharmaceutical name: Juniperi fructus

Constituents: essential oil, catechol tannins, flavonoids, sugars.

Actions: diuretic, urinary anti-microbial, carminative, warms and tonifies the spleen and kidney Qi and Yang.

Uses: recurring urinary infections, digestive weakness, oedema, mental dullness.

Dose: Tinctura Juniperi, 10 - 25 drops, three times per day.

Tinctura aromaticaTinctura aromatica

Cinnamon - Cinnamomum zeylanicum, 12 parts

Ginger - Zingiber officinale, 6 parts

Clove - Syzygium aromaticum, 2 parts

Actions: tonifies, warms and moves the spleen Qi, carminative.

Uses: deficiency of the spleen Qi and Yang, loss of appetite.

Dose: Tinctura aromatica, 10 - 25 drops, three times per day.

Mistletoe – Viscum albumMistletoe – Viscum album

Family: Loranthaceae

Part: dried herb

Constituents: viscotoxins, lectins, choline, flavonoids, saponins.

Actions: regulates blood pressure, increases the effect of progesterone, warms all departments of the triple heater.

Uses: premenstrual syndrome, menopausal disorders, hypertension, accompanying therapy for tumour diseases.

Dose: Tinctura Visci albi, 20 - 30 drops, three times per day.

Licorice – Glycyrrhiza glabraLicorice – Glycyrrhiza glabra  

Family: Fabaceae

Part: dried unpeeled roots

Pharmaceutical name: Liquiritiae radix

Constituents: glycyrrhetic acid, flavonoids, starch, coumarins, phytosterols.

Actions: adrenocorticotropic,decreases testosterone-level, warming,expectorant, carminative, anti-ulcer.

Uses: acne, hirsutism, peptic ulcer,bronchitis, low blood pressure.

Dose: Extractum Liquiritiae fluidum, 15 drops, twice per day.

Yarrow - Achillea millefoliumYarrow - Achillea millefolium

Family: Asteraceae

Part: dried aerial parts with flowers

Pharmaceutical name: Millefolii herba

Constituents: sesquiterpene laktones, flavonoids, tannins, essential oil.

Actions: warm and cold, antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, choleretic, digestive and general tonic, anti-hemorrhagic, astringent, carminative.

Uses: spasmodic digestive weakness, loss of appetite, dysmenorrhoea, menorrhagia, haemorrhage.

Dose: Tinctura Millefolii, 20 - 30 drops, three times per day.

Hop – Humulus lupulusHop – Humulus lupulus

Family: Cannabaceae

Part: cones

Constituents: humulon, lupulon, essential oil, tannins, flavonoids.

Actions: tranquilliser, hypnotic, increases the effect of oestrogen, digestive tonic, calms the heart and liver hyperactive Yang.

Uses: anxiety, insomnia, menopausal disorders, digestive weakness,dysmenorrhoea.

Dose: Tinctura Humuli lupuli,20 - 30 drops, three times per day.

Gentian - Gentiana luteaGentian - Gentiana lutea

Gentian – Gentiana luteaGentian – Gentiana lutea  

Family: Gentianaceae

Part: dried root

Pharmaceutical name: Gentianae radix

 

Constituents: secoiridoids (amarogentin, gentiopicrin), oligosaccharids (Gentianose, Gentiobiose), phenolic acids, alkaloids.

Actions: tonifies the Qi of the spleen, stomach and small intestine, general tonic, calms the heat of the liver and stomach.

Uses: loss of appetite, digestive weakness, epigastric discomfort, malabsorption, exhaustion, post-febrile exhaustion.

Dose: Tinctura Gentianae, 20 - 30 drops, three times per day.

Tinctura amaraTinctura amara

Gentian – Gentiana lutea

Centaury – Centaurium erythraea

Buckbean – Menyanthes trifoliata

Bitter orange peels – Citrus aurantium ssp.

aurantium

5 parts of each

Actions: digestive and general tonic, tonifies the Qi of the spleen, stomach and small intestine, choleretic, calms the heat of the liver and stomach.

Uses: Qi-deficiency, digestive weakness, malabsorption, loss of appetite.

Dose: 20 - 30 drops, three times per day

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