Hawthorn

General characteristics. Structure:

Active ingredient: spirit extraction from fruits of a hawthorn 1:10.

Excipients: not less than 65% of ethanol.

Cardiotonic means of a plant origin.

Pharmacological properties:

Pharmacodynamics. Has mainly cardiotonic effect, improving work of a cardiac muscle, the premature exhaustion warns her. Eliminates disturbance of a heart rhythm.

Has spasmolytic property, selectively expanding coronary vessels and vessels of a brain.

Indications to use:

Apply at functional cardiac disturbances, at arterial hypertension, stenocardia, angioneuroses, a ciliary arrhythmia, a Bouveret's disease, at system atherosclerosis, climacteric neurosis, etc. diseases. Because Tinctura Crataegi strengthens blood circulation in coronal vessels of heart and vessels of a brain, has anti-atherosclerotic property, it is widely used at various diseases of cardiovascular system at persons of advanced and senile age.

Route of administration and doses:

The adult till 20-30 drops 3-4 times a day to food or on 0,5 teaspoons 2 times a day to food (in coordination with the attending physician). Course of treatment of 20-30 days.

To children 12 years - are more senior till 10-15 than drops 3-4 times a day to food. Course of treatment of 20-30 days.

Features of use:

Medicine is not recommended to use inside at pregnancy and in the period of a lactation owing to the content of alcohol.

Side effects:

Allergic reactions (urticaria, itch) are in some cases possible. At prolonged use in high doses bradycardia, arterial hypotension are possible.

Interaction with other medicines:

At a combination to cardiac glycosides the effect of the last amplifies.

Reception with alkaloid salts is not recommended in connection with a possibility of formation of negative complexes.

Contraindications:

Hypersensitivity to medicine components, children's age up to 12 years.

Overdose:

Drowsiness emergence, bradycardia is possible that does not demand medicine cancellation.

Storage conditions:

In the place protected from light at a temperature from 15 °C to 25 °C. To store in the place, unavailable to children. A period of validity - 2 years. Not to use after the period of validity specified on packaging.

Issue conditions:

Without recipe

Packaging:

25 ml in bottles droppers in packaging No. 1. 30 ml in bottles in packaging No. 1. 50 ml in bottles in packaging No. 1.