Rhizome acorus

Rhizome acorus – the vegetable drug stimulating appetite and improving digestion.

Form of release and structure

Dosage forms:

• Rhizomes (in paper packages on 100 g, on 1 package in a cardboard pack; in the filter software packages of 1,5 g, on the 10 or 20 filter packages in a cardboard pack);
• The rhizomes crushed: pieces of rhizomes yellowish or pinkish, sometimes grayish-greenish color, various form, pass through a sieve with openings of 7 mm in size, have a strong fragrant, characteristic smell; taste of water extraction – spicy and bitter (in paper, plastic or polypropylene bags on 35, 50, 75 or 100 g, on 1 package in a cardboard pack);
• Rhizomes powders: mix of whitish-beige, yellow-white, pinkish-gray particles of rhizomes of an acorus of various form, with partially remained brownish or yellowish-brown stopper, pass through a sieve with openings of 2 mm in size, have a strong fragrant, characteristic smell; taste of water extraction – spicy and bitter (in the filter software packages of 1,5 g, on the 10 or 20 filter packages in a cardboard pack);
• Raw materials vegetable crushed (in packages from paper, subparchment, polypropylene, wet-strength paper or in packages paper with a latex covering or a polyethylene layer on 30, 35, 40, 50, 75, 100 g, on 1 package in a cardboard pack);
• Raw materials vegetable integral (in bags on 10, 15, 20, 25 30, 35, 40 or 50 kg);
• Raw materials vegetable - powder (in the filter software packages of 1,5 g, on 10, 20, 24, 30 or 50 filter packages in a cardboard pack).

The structure of 1 g of raw materials or 1 filter package include active agent: A rhizome acorus (with the content of essential oil, a bitter glycoside acorin, tannins and other biologically active compounds) – 100%.

Indications to use

Acorus of a rhizome appoint as the means increasing appetite and improving digestion as a part of complex treatment of diseases of bodies of digestive tract including dispeptic frustration, chronic gastritis, chronic cholecystitis, dyskinesia of biliary tract.

Contraindications

• Pregnancy and period of a lactation;
• Age up to 12 years;
• Hypersensitivity to active agents of drug.

Route of administration and dosage

Way of preparation:

• Vegetable raw materials: 2 tablespoons (10 g) of the crushed rhizomes should be placed in the enameled ware, to fill in with 1 glass (200 ml) of boiled hot water, to heat for 15 minutes on the boiling water bath with the closed cover then within 45 minutes to cool at the room temperature, to filter and wring out the remained raw materials. The received volume boiled water is brought to 200 ml;
• The filter packages (on 1,5 g): The 2nd filter package needs to be placed in ware (glass or enameled), to fill in ^1/2 glasses (100 ml) of boiled hot water, to close a cover, to insist on an extent of 20 minutes, then to wring out the filter packages. The received volume boiled water is brought to 100 ml.

The received infusion is accepted inside warm, it is desirable – in 30 minutes prior to food.

Single dose – ^1/4 glasses, frequency rate of reception – 3-4 times a day.

The recommended course duration – 2-3 weeks.

Infusion before reception is recommended to be shaken up.

Side effects

Possible disturbances: allergic reactions.

Special instructions

It is not necessary to break the dosing mode recommended in the instruction.

Prior to use of the Acorus of rhizomes, and also in cases of development of side reactions it is necessary to consult with the specialist.

Medicinal interaction

Data on interaction of the Acorus of rhizomes with other drugs / substances are absent.

Terms and storage conditions

To store in protected from light, the place, dry, unavailable to children.

The prepared infusion can be stored in the cool place for 48 hours.

Period of validity: the crushed rhizomes – 3 years; rhizomes powders (in the filter packages) – 1,5 years.