Buckthorn Bark. Farmatsvet 50 g

Description:

A mixture of bark pieces of various shapes. The outer side of the bark is dark brown, gray-brown, dark gray, or gray, while the inner side is yellowish-orange or reddish-brown. The smell is faint. The taste of the aqueous extract is bitter. Buckthorn bark contains anthraglycosides and other biologically active substances.

Ingredients:

Alder buckthorn bark.

Pharmacotherapeutic group:

Herbal laxative.

Pharmacological action:

Decoction of buckthorn bark has a laxative effect due to the presence of anthraglycosides, which irritate the receptors of the large intestine's mucous membrane. The laxative effect usually occurs 8-12 hours after taking the drug.

Indications for use:

Chronic constipation.

Contraindications:

Hypersensitivity to the drug; constipation of neurogenic and endocrine origin, spastic constipation, intestinal obstruction, acute abdomen syndrome, appendicitis, enteritis, colitis, metrorrhagia, acute febrile conditions; pregnancy, breastfeeding period, children under 12 years of age.

The drug is contraindicated during pregnancy and breastfeeding.