Guajaci lignum

Authors:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer, Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles

Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Synonym(s)

Frenchwood; Guaiac wood

Requires free registration (medical professionals only)

Please login to access all articles, images, and functions.

Our content is available exclusively to medical professionals. If you have already registered, please login. If you haven't, you can register for free (medical professionals only).

Requires free registration (medical professionals only)

Please complete your registration to access all articles and images.

To gain access, you must complete your registration. You either haven't confirmed your e-mail address or we still need proof that you are a member of the medical profession.

Finish your registration now

DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Guajaci lignum, also known as Frenchwood or guaiac wood, is a drug used in herbal remedies for the supportive treatment of rheumatic complaints.

IngredientsThis section has been translated automatically.

Guajaci lignum contains 25% guaiac resin in the dark heartwood and about 3% resin in the yellowish-white sapwood, which consists of alpha- and beta-guaiaconic acid, guajaret acid and guaiaconic acid. Other ingredients are essential oil, phytosterol resin, triterpene type saponins and 12 to 15 % lignans.

EffectsThis section has been translated automatically.

Guajaci lignum has antiphlogistic, spasmolytic and diuretic effects. The antiphlogistic effect is achieved by inhibiting the cyclooxygenase by lignans and guajazules. Guaiartes acid suppresses the NO formation by neutrophil granulocytes that occurs during the inflammatory reaction.

Field of application/useThis section has been translated automatically.

Guaiac wood is used as a supporting treatment for rheumatic complaints.

DosageThis section has been translated automatically.

The average daily dose is 4.5 g of the drug.

Undesirable effectsThis section has been translated automatically.

There are no known adverse effects.

ContraindicationThis section has been translated automatically.

There are no known contraindications.

LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.

Schilcher H (2016) Leitfaden Phytotherapie, Urban & Fischer Verlag, Munich, p. 147 f.

Authors

Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Authors: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles