HERBAL MONOGRAPHS WITCH HAZEL/823Ointment/gel—5 g Witch Hazel extract in 100 g ointment
base.Suppositories—Use 0.1 to 1 g drug.Daily Dosage: Suppositories can be used 1 to 3 times a day.Homeopathic Dosage: 5 drops, 1 tablet or 10 globules every
30 to 60 minutes (acute) or 1 to 3 times daily (chronic);
parenterally: 1 to 2 ml sc acute, 3 times daily; chronic: once
a day, suppositories 2 to 3 times per day and ointment 1 to 2
times daily (acute and chronic); for the external application,
1 dessertspoonful to be mixed with 250 ml water and then
used as a wash or poultice (HAB1).Storage: Store Witch Hazel bark protected from exposure to
light.WITCH HAZEL LEAF
Mode of Administration: Witch hazel leaf is available as
comminuted drug or extract for internal and external use as
galenic preparations. A steam distillate of the fresh leaves
and bark is used for internal and external applications.How Supplied:Liquid —1:1 liquidPreparation:
Liquid extract—1:1 with 45% ethanol (PF X).Stabilized liquid extract—100 g of leaf powder are mois-
tened with 45 g 1:2 90% ethanol:water and subsequently
percolated with 540 g 1:2 90% ethanol:water. Separation into
85 g forerun and the residue, which is evaporated until dry.
The dried substance is dissolved with 15 g ethanol:water and
is then mixed with the forerun. This solution is kept for 8
days at 2 to 8° C and then filtered at the same temperature.
Tea: pour 150 ml boiling water over 2 to 3 g drug and strain
after 10 minutes.Daily Dosage:
Decoction—250 ml water with 5 to 10 g drug for washes or
poultices; 2 to 3 g to 150 ml water as a gargle solution.Suppositories—0.1 to 1 g drug/supp. 3 times daily.Tea—1 cup 2 to 3 times daily between meals.Liquid extract—2 to 4 ml 3 times daily.Storage: Protect Witch Hazel leaf from light and moisture
when stored.
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