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Carcinogenesis, mutagenesis, impairment of fertility
No information was found.
Pregnancy
Because of the uterine stimulant activity (See Pharmacology) the herbal
substance and its herbal preparations should not be used during pregnancy.
Nursing mothers
The herbal substance and its herbal preparations should not be used by
nursing mothers.
Paediatric use
The herb in its powdered form is not recommended for children due to
the inorganic silica content. Toxicity of the herb was found to be similar
to nicotine poisoning in children who chewed the stems (38).
Dosage forms
Cut herb for infusions, decoctions and other equivalent Galenical preparations.
Posology
(Unless otherwise indicated)
For internal use. Average daily dose 6 g of herb as a decoction or infusion
(1:5) given in divided doses three times daily (75). Fluid ethanol extract:
1:1 (g/ml), half a teaspoon (2 ml) 2 times daily (76). Tincture: 1:5 (g/ml),
10 ml three times daily.
For external use. To prepare a decoction for use in making a cataplasm or
compress: add 10 g of herb to 1 l of boiling water for direct application to
the skin (23). As a bath additive: add 2 g of herb to 1 l of hot water and
steep for 1 hour, then add it to water in the bath (51).
References
1. European pharmacopoeia, 5th ed. Strasbourg, European Directorate for the
Quality of Medicines, 2005.
2. USSR pharmacopoeia, 11th ed. Vol. 2. Moscow, Meditsina, 1990 [in Russian].
3. Plants for a future: database search (http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/D_search.
html).
4. Herb CD4: Herbal remedies. CD-ROM. Stuttgart, Medpharm Scientific
Publishers, 2001.
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