Hawthorn tincture

General characteristics. Structure:

Main physical and chemical properties: transparent liquid from yellowish-red till henna-red color, bitterish taste with a slight fragrant smell; formation of a deposit in the course of storage is allowed.
Structure: 1 bottle contains: active ingredient: tinctures of fruits of a hawthorn (1:10) — 50 ml, 100 ml.
Excipient: alcohol of ethyl 70%.

Pharmacological properties:

Biologically active agents which are contained in hawthorn fruits (flavonoids, sincaline, acetylcholine, tannins, phytosterols, triterpenovy acids) strengthen blood circulation in coronary vessels and vessels of a brain, increase sensitivity of a myocardium to cardiac glycosides and reduce his excitability that leads to certain strengthening of reductions of a cardiac muscle.

Drug is well soaked up at intake. The effect occurs in 30 min.-1 h.

Indications to use:

Hawthorn tincture is applied at functional disorders of activity of cardiovascular system (neurocirculatory dystonia , etc.)  and also as auxiliary medicine at easy forms of disturbances of a cordial rhythm (a ciliary arrhythmia, a Bouveret's disease).

Route of administration and doses:

Hawthorn tincture is accepted inside to food. The adult recommends to use about 20 drops of tincture 3 times a day before achievement of therapeutic effect (normalization of arterial pressure, heartbeat reduction , etc.). To children since 12 years — at the rate of 1 drop for  1 year of life.

Features of use:

Drug is not recommended to be accepted during food, in order to avoid interaction with its components.

If you accept the Hawthorn tincture, you should refrain from control of vehicles and robots with potential and dangerous mechanisms.

Side effects:

Drowsiness, considerable delay of cardiac pressure, allergic reactions are seldom observed (reddening and rash on skin, an itch).

Interaction with other medicines:

Drug strengthens effects of cardiac glycosides. Reception with alkaloid salts is not recommended in connection with a possibility of formation of negative complexes.

Contraindications:

Hawthorn tincture is contraindicated at individual intolerance of components of drug.

Overdose:

Drowsiness emergence, bradycardia is possible that does not demand drug withdrawal.

Storage conditions:

Tincture is stored in cool (8–15 °C), protected from light and the place, unavailable to children. A period of storage — 4 years.

Issue conditions:

Without recipe

Packaging:

On 50 ml, 100 ml in bottles.