Bergeniae radix

Synonym(s)

Rhizoma Bergeniae; Wrap-around root

Ingredients
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Approx. 20% tanning agents, especially gallotannins such as (bergenin = isocoumarin and catechin-3-gallate), phenolic glycosides (12-18% arbutin), hydroquinone, gallic acid

Effects
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Bergeniae folium has astringent, antimicrobial and local haemostyptic effects.

Field of application/use
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Indication(negative monograph of Commission E): The extract is supposed to be effective in skin leishmaniasis.

In folk medicine (especially Russian folk medicine) Bergeniae radix is used for diarrhea and other intestinal diseases, fever and rheumatic diseases.

Literature
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Ammon H et al (2014). Hunnius Pharmaceutical Dictionary. Walter de Gruyter GmbH Berlin/Boston S 247
Schilcher H (2015) Guide to Phytotherapy, 5th edition. Urban Fischer publishing house p. 73-74