Eleuterokokk

Eleuterokokk treats phytodrugs of all-tonic action.

Pharmacological action of Eleuterokokk

Eleuterokokk is dietary supplement to food. For production of medicine rhizomes and roots of a plant Eleuterokokk which contain a special look glycosides – eleuterozida are used. Drug promotes increase in nonspecific body resistance to pathogenic influences of external environment, exerts positive impact on adaptation resources of an organism. Besides, according to reviews of Eleuterokokka, means possesses the stimulating impact on TsNS, eliminating irritability, overfatigue and recovering intellectual and physical effeciency and activity. Drug is known for the immunomodulatory properties and ability to activate protective forces of an organism. The long use of drug is capable to make the following impacts on an organism:

• to reduce drowsiness;
• to increase visual acuity and hearing;
• to accelerate a metabolism;
• to improve appetite;
• to normalize a metabolism;
• to reduce risk of development of oncological diseases;
• to reduce harmful effects of toxins on an organism (including barbiturates, ethanol, ether).

Release form

For convenience of the consumer Eleuterokokk is issued in various forms:

• in the form of dragees which packaging contains 50, 100 or 180 pieces;
• in the form of capsules weighing 500 mg. In each packaging – 100 pieces;
• in the form of tablets weighing 200 mg in packagings on 100 pieces;
• in the form of tablets which contain dry extract of Eleuterokokk (without the maintenance of additional components) weight them equals 100 mg, quantity in packaging – 30 pieces;
• liquid extract, of 50 ml;
• syrup in bottles of 250 ml.

Indications to Eleuterokokk's use

The instruction for Eleuterokokk recommended administration of drug as an element of complex therapy at the following types of diseases or indispositions:

• at overfatigue, an adynamy, a syndrome of chronic fatigue;
• during the periods of high exercise and intellectual stresses as stimulating and tonic;
• at a psychoemotional stress;
• at functional frustration of a nervous system (including neurosises and vegeto-vascular dystonia);
• at anorexia;
• at arterial hypotonia;
• during the periods after a serious and long illness;
• as rehabilitation after radio - and chemotherapy;
• at immunodeficiencies;
• at erectile dysfunction and decrease in a libido;
• at a diabetes mellitus;
• at obesity;
• at a hypercholesterolemia.

External use of Eleuterokokk is shown at early baldness and fat seborrhea.

Contraindications

Before use of medicine it is necessary to study the instruction to Eleuterokokk as in certain cases drug should not be accepted. The list of contraindications to Eleuterokokk looks as follows:

• the increased nervous irritability;
• sleeplessness (reception before going to bed or the evening period is also contraindicated);
• acute stage of somatic and infectious diseases;
• hypersensitivity to Eleuterokokk's components;
• arterial hypertension, the expressed atherosclerosis, various disturbances of cordial activity;
• age up to 12 years;
• periods of pregnancy and feeding by a breast.

Application instruction

Eleuterokokk is recommended for the use orally. The dosage approaches drug depending on the chosen medicine form.

Dry extract of Eleuterokokk should be accepted to the adults and children who reached 12 years in the quantity which is not exceeding 4 capsules/dragees or tablets. The course of reception makes up to 30 days.

Liquid extract of a plant is recommended to reception in quantity till 15-50 of drops from 2 to 3 times a day. Duration of treatment makes from 25 days to one month.

In liter of alcohol or vodka and then infusing Eleuterokokk's tincture which can be prepared houses, the gulf of 150-200 g of roots of Eleuterokokk on an extent of two weeks, periodically shaking up, it is recommended to accept on a tsp half three times a day.

Side effects of Eleuterokokk

Numerous reviews of Eleuterokokka note good tolerance of means, however also undesirable reactions in rare instances are not excluded. At the use of drug diarrhea, irritability, feeling of alarm, sleeplessness can develop.

Storage conditions

Eleuterokokk's drug can be stored up to 4 years in suitable conditions: in the cool place protected from penetration of light and located out of access for children.