Dreadlocks herba

Watercress is a drug used in herbal medicines and is used to treat inflammatory diseases of the urinary tract and catarrhs of the airways.

Nasturtii herba contains mustard oil glycosides and, depending on the preparation, free mustard oil. Fresh watercress herb contains 80mg/100 g ascorbic acid.

Watercress herb has an antiseptic effect on gram-positive and gram-negative pathogens, and also has a disinfecting effect in the urinary tract.

Nasturtii herba is used for inflammatory diseases of the urinary tract and catarrhs of the airways.

The usual daily dose of the drug is between 4 and 6 g of the crushed drug. When fresh herbs are used, the dose may be 20 to 30 g. Between 60 and 150 g is the dosage when taking a fresh herb press juice.

In rare cases, gastrointestinal complaints may occur.

In the presence of inflammatory kidney disease, gastric and intestinal ulcers or in children < 4 years of age, the use of this drug is contraindicated due to the lack of reliable data.

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2. Goos KH et al (2007) On-going investigations on efficacy and safety profile of a herbal drug containing nasturtium herb and horseradish root in acute sinusitis, acute bronchitis and acute urinary tract infection in children in comparison with other antibiotic treatments. Drug research 57:238-246.
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