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Orthosiphon staminate (renal tea) leaves

 Ортосифона тычиночного (почечного чая) листья Orthosiphon staminate (renal tea) leaves – medicine of a plant origin with moderate diuretic (the followed removal of uric acid and chlorides of urea), the spasmolytic, cholagogue and increasing secretory activity of a mucous membrane of a stomach action.

Form of release and structure

Drug is produced in the following dosage forms:

  • Tea (bags of raw materials): the crushed pieces of stalks and leaves of an orthosiphon, green or glaucous color, with a slight characteristic smell, with impregnations of brown, violet-brown and olive-brown color; the taste of water extraction which is slightly knitting, bitterish (in paper bags on 1,5 g of raw materials, 20 bags in a cardboard pack);
  • Raw materials of leaves of an orthosiphon staminate: the dry crushed plant leaves (on 50 or 100 g in a cardboard pack).

Active agents in Ortosifon staminate (renal tea) leaves: glycoside ортосифонин, essential oil, saponins, other biologically active components.

Indications to use

Use of tea from leaves of an orthosiphon staminate is shown for prevention of hypostases as a part of complex therapy of the following diseases / states:

  • Urolithiasis;
  • Stones in a gall bladder;
  • Cholecystitis;
  • Disturbance of work of kidneys;
  • Gout;
  • Idiopathic hypertensia;
  • Chronic heart failure.

Contraindications

Contraindications to use of drug are children's age up to 12 years and hypersensitivity to an orthosiphon.

Route of administration and dosage

Renal tea is accepted inside, before the use shaken up.

For preparation of infusion take enameled or glasswares, further:

  • 1 filter package (1,5 g): fill in 100 ml (half-glass) of boiled water, cover and insist on an extent of 15 minutes. It is periodically necessary to press on a bag a spoon, and then to wring out it, to bring the volume of the received infusion to 100 ml boiled water;
  • 1,5 tablespoons of vegetable raw materials from dry leaves of an orthosiphon: fill in 400 ml of boiled water, boil 5 more min., then insist on an extent of 4 hours. Merge infusion, wringing out in it a thick and bring to initial volume boiled water (the prepared infusion is expected 2 days).

It is recommended to accept infusion in a warm look, in 20-30 min. prior to food, 2 times a day (in the morning and in the evening) on a half-glass. The therapy course – 2-3 weeks, repeated treatment is carried out in coordination with the doctor.

At therapy of cholecystitis infusion should be accepted after food.

Side effects

Against the background of reception of renal tea hypersensitivity reactions are possible.

Special instructions

Ortosifon's use staminate (renal tea) leaves at pregnancy and during a lactation is allowed after careful assessment of a ratio of the expected advantage for mother with potential risk for a fruit and the child.

Prior to therapy it is necessary to consult with the doctor.

Medicinal interaction

Information on interaction with other medicinal means / substances is absent.

Terms and storage conditions

Special storage conditions are not required.

Period of validity – 4 years.

 
 
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