Water pepper
Instructions for use:
- 1. Pharmacological properties
- 2. Indications for use
- 3. Contraindications
- 4. Methods of application
- 5. Side effects
- 6. Conditions and terms of storage
Water pepper is an annual herb that belongs to the genus Highlander. A lot of medicines are made from the herb, including an extract produced from the dried aerial part of the plant. It is used as a good hemostatic agent. Also, water pepper is part of the tincture and antihemorrhoid suppositories.
Pharmacological properties
In folk medicine, water pepper tincture is used to treat hemorrhoids and uterine bleeding. During the first pharmacological studies of the herb, which were carried out back in 1912, it was found that the preparations of the plant have strong hemostatic properties, which, in terms of effectiveness, significantly exceeded the preparations with the yellow root extract popular at that time.
Reviews of water pepper claim that it strengthens blood vessels and significantly reduces their permeability. It is also noted that herbal preparations accelerate blood clotting. Water pepper extract is able to increase uterine muscle contraction.
The composition of water pepper includes a glycoside that accelerates blood clotting, essential oil, tannins. Thanks to these components of water pepper preparations, medical reviews confirm this, have a good bactericidal effect.
Organic acids, flavone glycoside rutin, rhamnazine, isorhamneti, quercetin, hieroside, kaempferol, which are also included in preparations from this plant, contribute to a decrease in the permeability and fragility of blood vessels. The herb has a hemostatic effect due to vitamin K and glycoside polyhoperine.
Indications for use
The official instruction for water pepper (tincture) determines the possibility of taking the drug in such cases:
- atony of the uterus;
- uterine bleeding;
- hypotension of the uterus;
- hemorrhoidal bleeding;
- for the contraction of the uterus, which is necessary in the postpartum period.
In general, water pepper tincture is primarily intended for women who have given birth, it helps them recover from childbirth. But according to the doctor's prescription, the tincture can be useful in a number of other cases. So, it is used as a good analgesic, anti-inflammatory, hemostatic, sedative and antiseptic. Also, with the help of such a tincture, they treat malaria, hemorrhoids, difficulty urinating, skin diseases, gastrointestinal, hemorrhoidal and uterine bleeding, very strong menstruation.
Contraindications
It is forbidden to take the drug during pregnancy, since its properties include the ability to increase the tone of the uterus. You can not take the tincture and for kidney disease, inflammatory processes in the bladder, glomerulonephritis and nephritis. It is forbidden to take the drug to people with hypersensitivity to drug components and children under 10 years of age.
Application methods
According to the instructions of water pepper, the tincture should be taken 3-4 times a day by mouth, 30-40 drops. It is strictly forbidden to take the medicine without a prescription, you should definitely consult a doctor who must accurately determine the dose and duration of the course of treatment.
Side effects
The instruction for water pepper also contains some warnings that determine such side effects:
- nausea;
- dizziness;
- headache.
Storage conditions and periods
Tincture vials should be stored in a dry and dark place. The shelf life of the drug is 3 years.
Information about the drug is generalized, provided for informational purposes only and does not replace the official instructions. Self-medication is hazardous to health!
