Tropaeoli maji herba

Nasturtium herb. The preparations of nasturtium herb are generally only used as combination preparations for internal use (e.g. in combination with extracts of horseradish root).

Please note: No pharmacopoeia quality description!

HMPC: Not processed

ESCOP: Not processed

But: In combination with horseradish root, indications proven by clinical studies (marketing authorization)!!! Acute inflammatory diseases of the bronchi, sinuses and urinary tract. Preparation: Angocin® Anti-Infekt

Commission E: Since at the time of processing no mono-preparation, but only combination preparations were on the market, Commission E has only established a positive substance characteristic: due to the pharmacological properties, a positive contribution to efficacy in combinations with other drugs for the supportive treatment of infections of the urinary tract can be assumed, as well as for catarrhs of the respiratory tract and externally for mild muscle pain

The efficacy determining ingredient is glucotropaeolin (about 0.1%), a glucosinolate (mustard oil glycoside) from which benzyl isothiacyanate (benzyl isothiocyanate) is produced by hydrolytic cleavage. Furthermore, the herb contains up to 320mg/100g vitamin C and carotenoids in the flowers.

Antimicrobial (bacteriostatic, virostatic, antimycotic), hyperemic.

Indications according to the guidelines of Commission E: Infections of the urinary tract and in catarrhal processes of the airways.

3x15mg benzyl legume oil administered in gastric juice-resistant soft tissue capsules. The duration of the therapy should be limited to 4 weeks.

gastro-intestinal ulcers, kidney diseases

Contained in Angocin® Anti-Infekt N Film-Coated Tablets

Most internal applications contain the genuine glucosinolates, which are only hydrolyzed in the intestine, where the mustard oil is released (analogous to the horseradish preparations, see Armorciae rusticanae radix below).

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3. Conrad A et al (2006) In vitro studies on the antibacterial efficacy of a combination of capuchin cress herb (Tropaeoli majoris herba) and horseradish root (Armoriciae rusticanae radix. Drug.Res.56: 842-849.
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