PDR for Herbal Medicines

HERBAL MONOGRAPHS

Lewin L, Ober Areca catechu, Chavica Betle und das

Betelkauen. In: Monographic Stuttgart, F. Enke, 1889.

Schneider E, PUZ 15:161. 1986.

Further information in:

Frohne D, Pfiinder HJ. Giftpflanzen - Ein Handbuch fur

Apotheker. Toxikologen und Biologen, 4. Aufl., Wiss. Verlags-

Ges Stuttgart 1997.

Kern W, List PH, Horhammer L (Hrsg.). Hagers Handbuch der

Pharmazeutischen Praxis. 4. Aufl.. Bde. 1-8, Springer Verlag

Berlin, Heidelberg. New York. 1969.

Lewin L, Gifte und Vergittungen, 6. Aufl., Nachdruck, Haug

Verlag. Heidelberg 1992.

Roth L. Daunderer M, Kormann K, Giftpflanzen. Pflanzengifte,

4. Aufl., Ecomed Fachverlag Landsberg Lech 1993.
   Tang W, Eisenbrand G, Chinese Drugs of Plant Origin,
   Springer Verlag Heidelberg 1992.
   Teuscher E, Lindequist U. Biogene Gifte - Biologie, Chemie,
   Pharmakologie, 2. Aufl.. Fischer Verlag Stuttgart 1994.

Arenaria Rubra

Spergularia rubra

DESCRIPTION

Medicinal Parts: The medicinal part i.s the herb.

Flower and Fruit: The bracts of the inflorescence are almost

as large as the leaves. The sepals and petals are 3 to 4 mm.

The petals are usually pink, sometimes white. There are 5 to

10 stamens. The capsule is 4 to 5 mm and about equal in size

to the sepals. The seeds are 0.45 to 0.55 mm, unwinged, dark

brown, subtrigonal and more or less flattened.

Leaves, Stem and Root: The plant is annual to perennial with

a slender to somewhat woody taproot, which is smooth and

somewhat sticky. From beneath, it produces numerous, 5 to

22 cm long, diffuse, decumbent or procumbent stems. The

leaves are narrow, linear and have very short, lanceolate,

acute, silver, scarious stipules.

Habitat: The plant is common in Europe, Russia, Australia,

North America and Asia.

Production: Arenaria Rubra is the aerial part of Spergularia
rubra.
Other Names: Common Sandspurry, Sabline Rouge,
Sandwort
ACTIONS AND PHARMACOLOGY
COMPOUNDS
Triterpene saponins

Resins

ARJUN TREE/39

EFFECTS

The herb has diuretic effects.

INDICATIONS AND USAGE

Unproven Uses: Arenaria Rubra is used for conditions of the

urinary tract, such as cystitis, dysuria and urinary calculus.

PRECAUTIONS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS

No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction

with the proper administration of designated therapeutic

dosages.

DOSAGE

Mode of Administration: The herb is used internally as a

liquid extract.

LITERATURE

Kern W, List PH, Horhammer L (Hrsg.), Hagers Handbuch der

Pharmazeutischen Praxis, 4. Aufl., Bde 1-8: Springer Verlag

Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 1969.

Arisaema atrorubens

See Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Aristolochia clematitis

See Birthwort

Arjun Tree

Terminalia arjuna

DESCRIPTION

Medicinal Parts: The medicinal parts of the tree are the bark

and fruit.

Flower and Fruit: The flowers are arranged in upright,

apical panicles. The upper flowers of the panicles are usually

only male. The flowers are small and fused; their structures

are in fours or fives. The sepals are almost glabrous; the

calyx tube has 4 to 5 short, triangular lobes. The petals are

inconspicuous. There are 10 stamens and inferior, single-

chambered, brownish or reddish pubescent ovary. The style

is long and projects above the bud. The fruit is an over 2-cm

long, glabrous, ovoid 4- to 5-sided drupe with 5 thick,

narrow wings.

Leaves, Stem and Root: Arjun tree grows up to 30 m high.

The leaves are opposite, 12 to 30 cm long and coriaceous

with approximately 6-mm long petioles, which have 2 glands

at the upper end. The lamina is elongate-elliptical, blunt or