Pumpkin
Tykveol: instructions for use and reviews
- 1. Release form and composition
- 2. Pharmacological properties
- 3. Indications for use
- 4. Contraindications
- 5. Method of application and dosage
- 6. Side effects
- 7. Overdose
- 8. Special instructions
- 9. Application during pregnancy and lactation
- 10. Use in childhood
- 11. Drug interactions
- 12. Analogs
- 13. Terms and conditions of storage
- 14. Terms of dispensing from pharmacies
- 15. Reviews
- 16. Price in pharmacies
Latin name: Tycveolum
ATX code: A05AX
Active ingredient: pumpkin seeds (pumpkin seed)
Producer: NPO EUROPA-BIOPHARM, CJSC (Russia)
Description and photo update: 2019-13-08
Prices in pharmacies: from 261 rubles.
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Tykveol is a herbal preparation with choleretic, hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects.
Release form and composition
- Capsules: soft gelatinous, oval, with a longitudinal seam (20, 30, 50, 84, 90 or 180 pieces in polymer cans, 1 can in a cardboard box; 10 or 20 pieces in blisters, 1 package in a cardboard box);
- Oil for oral administration: oily liquid from red-brown to greenish-brown color with a characteristic odor, there may be a sediment (100 ml in dark glass bottles, 20 ml in plastic dropper bottles, 1 bottle or dropper bottle in a cardboard pack);
- Rectal suppositories: from dark green to light green, cylindrical, with a rounded or pointed end (5 pcs. In blisters, 2 packages in a cardboard box).
The active ingredient is a part of 1 capsule: pumpkin seed oil - 450 mg.
The composition of 1 bottle or bottle-dropper of oil for oral administration includes the active substance: pumpkin seed oil - 100%.
1 suppository contains:
- Active ingredient: pumpkin seed oil - 500 mg;
- Auxiliary component: cocoa butter.
Pharmacological properties
Pharmacodynamics
Due to the high content of carotenoids and tocopherols, Tykveol has a noticeable antioxidant effect, inhibiting the process of peroxidation of lipid components of biological membranes.
The hepatoprotective effect is provided by essential phospholipids, which have membrane-stabilizing properties, slowing down the development of the process of damage to the membranes of hepatocytes and accelerating their recovery.
Essential fatty acids are involved in lipid metabolism, as well as in the regulation of cholesterol and triglyceride metabolism. They are necessary for the normal metabolism of arachidonic acid, the biochemical precursor of prostaglandins.
The drug has a positive effect on the functioning of the biliary tract, changes the chemical composition of bile, providing a mild choleretic effect, and also relieves inflammation in the epithelial tissues of the biliary system.
The drug has antiandrogenic properties, therefore, with benign hyperplasia, there is a possibility of a decrease in cell proliferation in the prostate gland and normalization of its function by improving blood circulation and anti-inflammatory action. This effect reduces the severity of pain in prostatitis.
In the case of prolonged use of the drug, the level of cholesterol in the blood decreases (hypolipidemic effect).
Pharmacokinetics
The effect of Tykveol on the body is due to the joint influence of its constituent components, therefore, it is impossible to conduct kinetic observations of the drug during the period of its presence in the body. For the same reason, there is no information on drug metabolites.
Indications for use
Inside capsules and oil Tykveol is prescribed for the treatment of the following diseases:
- Cirrhosis of the liver;
- Fatty liver degeneration;
- Chronic and infectious hepatitis;
- Toxic liver damage (industrial poisons, drugs, alcohol);
- Cholestasis;
- Cholecystitis (non-calculous);
- Biliary dyskinesia;
- Colitis, enterocolitis (non-infectious etiology);
- Gastritis;
- Atherosclerosis;
- Hemorrhoids;
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia;
- Prostatitis.
Rectally the drug in the form of suppositories is used in the treatment of chronic prostatitis and benign prostatic hyperplasia stage I-II, accompanied by prostatitis.
Tykveol oil is used topically and externally for cervical erosion, herpes, psoriasis, dermatitis, eczema, burns and burns, endocervicitis, colpitis and periodontal diseases.
Contraindications
Tykveol is contraindicated for use in the presence of hypersensitivity to the components of the drug.
There are no data on the safety and efficacy of the drug by lactating and pregnant women, as well as children.
Instructions for use of Tykveol: method and dosage
Inside Tykveol, depending on the form of release, you can take one of their schemes:
- 3-4 times a day, 1 teaspoon of oil half an hour before meals for 1-3 months;
- 3 times a day, 4 capsules during or after meals.
When applied topically and externally, the affected areas are lubricated 2-3 times a day.
With prostatitis and hemorrhoids, microclysters are prescribed 2 times a day (simultaneously with oral administration).
In gynecological practice, vaginal tampons soaked in 10 ml of oil are used.
In case of periodontal disease, Tykveol is used as a local application.
Rectal suppositories, previously moistened with water, should be injected into the rectum. Single dose - 1 suppository, frequency of use - 1-3 times a day. The duration of the therapeutic course can vary from 10 days to 3 months. Also, for 6 months, it is possible to carry out cycles of short courses of 10-15 days.
Side effects
During therapy, in rare cases, it is possible to develop disorders of the digestive system, manifested in the form of dyspepsia and diarrhea.
Also, when using the drug, allergic reactions may occur.
Overdose
In case of an overdose of the drug, diarrhea may develop. In this case, it is recommended to reduce the dose of Tykveol.
special instructions
Tykveol can be used as monotherapy or concurrently with other drugs. The drug can be combined with any food.
With the development of side effects, you need to reduce the dose of Tykveol.
In case of degenerative and inflammatory processes of the mucous membrane of the upper gastrointestinal tract, it is preferable to take Tykveol inside in the form of an oil (taking the drug in the form of capsules is not recommended).
Application during pregnancy and lactation
There are no clinical data on the safety and efficacy of Tykveol during pregnancy and lactation.
Pediatric use
According to the instructions, Tykveol is contraindicated for the treatment of patients under the age of 12 years.
Drug interactions
No clinically significant interactions of Tykveol in any dosage form with other drugs have been established.
Analogs
Tykveol analogues are: Vitanorm, Peponen, Pumpkin seed oil.
Terms and conditions of storage
Store in a dark, dry place out of reach of children at a temperature:
- Capsules and oil for oral administration - up to 25 ° C;
- Rectal suppositories - up to 5 ° C.
Shelf life is 2 years.
Terms of dispensing from pharmacies
Available without a prescription.
Reviews about Tykveol
Reviews of Tykveol by doctors and patients are mostly positive: the drug allows you to quickly normalize the liver, has a mild laxative effect and is effective for prostatitis.
As one of the main advantages of the drug, users call its natural composition.
The price of Tykveol in pharmacies
The approximate price for Tykveol is: 50 capsules - 300 rubles, 84 capsules - 430 rubles, 10 rectal suppositories - 435 rubles, 100 ml oil - 735 rubles.
Tykveol: prices in online pharmacies
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Drug name Price Pharmacy |
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Tykveol capsules 450 mg 450 mg capsules 50 pcs. 261 r Buy |
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Reviews Tykveol capsules 450 mg 261 r Buy |
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Tykveol capsules 0.45g 50 pcs. 328 RUB Buy |
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Tykveol 450 mg capsules 84 pcs. 377 r Buy |
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Tykveol rectal suppositories 0.5 g rectal suppositories based on cocoa butter 10 pcs. 399 RUB Buy |
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Tykveol 450 mg capsules 150 pcs. 415 RUB Buy |
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Pumpkin oil 100 ml 1 pc. 450 RUB Buy |
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Tykveol capsules 0.45g 84 pcs. 464 r Buy |
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Tykveol rectal suppositories 500mg 10 pcs. RUB 540 Buy |
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Tykveol oil for internal approx. 100ml RUB 700 Buy |
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Tykveol capsules 450mg 150 pcs. 706 RUB Buy |
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Maria Kulkes Medical journalist About the author
Education: First Moscow State Medical University named after I. M. Sechenov, specialty "General Medicine".
Information about the drug is generalized, provided for informational purposes only and does not replace the official instructions. Self-medication is hazardous to health!
