WHO monographs on selected medicinal plants - travolekar.ru

<strong>WHO</strong> <strong>monographs</strong> on selected medicinal plants
Pregnancy: non-teratogenic effects
Due to the lack of safety data, the use of the crude drug during pregnancy
is not recommended.
Nursing mothers
Due to the lack of safety data, the use of the crude drug during breastfeeding
is not recommended.
Paediatric use
Due to the lack of safety data, the use of the crude drug for the treatment
of children under the age of 12 years is not recommended.
Other precautions
No information was found.
Dosage forms
Crude drug, extracts and other Galenical preparations for internal use.
Posology
(Unless otherwise indicated)
Average oral daily dose: for hypercholesterolaemia and dyspepsia, 1–2 g
of a dried aqueous extract (24, 27, 45). Adult daily dose: 5–10 g of crude
drug; or equivalent preparations (15, 17).
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Pharmaceutical Press, 1993.
4. PharmaMed: Aufbereitungsmonographien (Kommission E CD-ROM) . Stuttgart,
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5. African pharmacopoeia, Vol. 1, 1st ed. Lagos, Nigeria, Organization of African
Unity, Scientific Technical & Research Commission, 1985.
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at Chicago, IL (an online database available directly through the University
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of Chemical Abstracts Services), 30 June 2005.
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