Buckwheat herb, the dried herb (flowers, leaves, stems) collected at flowering time. In cut form, it can be made into a tea. Powdered buckwheat herb is also available in tablet form.
Buckwheat herb is rich in antioxidant flavonoids, especially rutin.
Quality is specified in the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.).
HMPC: not processed
ESCOP: not processed
Commission E: not processed
Proven by clinical data, authorization: Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) stage I and II as well as for microcirculatory disorders and for the prophylaxis of arteriosclerosis.
For an infusion of buckwheat herb, administered as a tea over a period of 3 months, a randomized placebo-controlled double-blind study with 67 patients with chronic venous insufficiency showed a greater reduction in lower leg oedema compared to a placebo arm.
Experimental medicine: chronic venous insufficiency stage I-II, microcirculatory disorders, prophylaxis against artherosclerosis, hemorrhoids, pernions, radiation damage