Hawthorn tincture

General characteristics. Structure:

Hawthorn fruits - 100 g Ethanol (alcohol) of 70% enough before receiving 1000 ml of drug.

Description: transparent liquid from light yellow to red-brown light.

Pharmacological properties:

Renders moderate cardiotonic, spasmolytic, sedative action.

Indications to use:

Tinctura Crataegi is applied in complex therapy of functional cardiac disturbances, cardialgias, a menopausal syndrome, asthenoneurotic states.

Route of administration and doses:

Inside. The adult till 20-30 drops 3-4 times a day to food. Course of treatment of 20-30 days. To children 12 years – are more senior till 10-15 than the drops divorced in ¼ glasses of water 3-4 times a day to food. Course of treatment of 20-30 days.

Features of use:

Content of absolute alcohol for adults contains in the maximum single dose of drug 0,45 g, for children – 0,23 g; the maximum daily dose of drug for adults contains 1,8 g, for children – 0,9 g. During treatment it is necessary to be careful during the driving of motor transport and occupation other potentially dangerous types of activity demanding the increased concentration of attention and speed of psychomotor reactions.

Side effects:

Allergic reactions (urticaria, itch), bradycardia (are in some cases possible at prolonged use), at use in high doses – a lowering of arterial pressure, dizziness, a tremor, drowsiness.

Interaction with other medicines:

At combined use of Tinctura Crataegi and cardiac glycosides (including strophanthin, digoxin) there is strengthening of cardiotonic effect; with beta adrenoblockers – strengthening of hypotensive effect is possible.

Contraindications:

Hypersensitivity to drug components, pregnancy, the lactation period, children's age up to 12 years. With care: liver diseases, alcoholism, craniocereberal injury, brain diseases.

Storage conditions:

In the place protected from light, at a temperature from 8 to 15 ºС. To store in the place, unavailable to children.

Period of validity 2 years. Not to use after expiry date.

Issue conditions:

Without recipe

Packaging:

Tincture. On 25 ml in bottles of dark glass. Each bottle together with the application instruction is placed in a pack from a cardboard.