252 /DIGITALIS LANATA PDR FOR HERBAL MEDICINES
DOSAGE
Mode of Administration: The drug is not used today. The
following preparation and supply information is for historical
reference.
How Supplied: Whole and powdered drug.
Preparation: Tincture; powder: ethanol 25%; 1:10; suc-
cussed for 24 hours.
Storage: Store securely and protect from light.
LITERATURE
Hansel R, Keller K, Rimpler H, Schneider G (Ed.), Hagers
Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis. 5. Aufl., Bde 4-6
(Drogen), Springer Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 1992-
1994.
Kallfelz HC, Reinhardt D, Treatment of heart insufficiency in
infancy and childhood with a combined drug made of digitalis
lanata glycosides, Thei Ggw, 110:357-8 passim, 1971 Mar.
Pitra J, Hor(3k P. Cardiac glycosides. XII. Digoxin, the
fermented drug of undulating foxglove (Digitalis lanata EHRH)
Cesk Farm, 21:142-4. 1972 May.
Schneider KW, Gattenlohner W, Different changes of central
hemodynamic: due to Digitalis purpura and ianata preparations,
Verh Dtsch Ges Inn Med, 77:980-2, 1971.
Digitalis lanata
See Digitalis Lanata
Leaves, Stem and Root: The plant is 40 to 120 cm tall. The
stem is erect, round, smooth, dark-green and white-striped.
The stem is branched above, with a bluish bloom. The leaves
are double and more pinnate, feathery, white-tipped leaflets
with a deep groove on the upper surface. The leaf sheath is
oblong with a thick-skinned edge.
Characteristics: Dill has an aromatic scent.
Habitat: The plant is indigenous to the Mediterranean
region, southern Russia, and cultivated throughout Europe as
well as North and South America.
Production: Dill herb consists of the fresh or dried leaf and
upper stem of Anethum graveolens. Dill seed consists of the
dried fruit of Anethum graveolens.
Other Names: Dilly
ACTIONS AND PHARMACOLOGY
COMPOUNDS: DILL HERB
Volatile oil (0.5 to 1.5%): chief constituents are carvone, dill
apiole, (+) limonene
Phthalides
EFFECTS: DILL HERB
No information is available.
COMPOUNDS: DILL FRUIT
Volatile oil (2.5 to 4.0%): chief constituents are carvone
(approximately 50%), dill apiole, (+) — limonene
Phtalides
Fatty oil
Indian Medicine: Dill is used for halitosis, worm infestation,
complaints of the repiratory tract and syphilis.
Digitalis purpurea
See Digitalis
Dill
Anethum graveolens
DESCRIPTION
Medicinal Parts: The medicinal part is the seed, the fresh or
dried leaves and the upper stem.
Flower and Fruit: The yellow flowers are in large, 20 to 50
rayed umbels. There is no involucre or calyx. The petals
have an inward-curving point, which is not indented. The
fruit is flattened and oval with a rib on the back, which is
sharp-edged. Ribs that appear on the edge have a winged
edge.
Furanocoumarins: including bergaptene
Hydroxycoumarins: including umbelliferone
EFFECTS: DILL FRUIT
The fruit of the Dill plant has an antispasmodic effect on the
smooth muscles of the gastrointestinal tract, and a bacterio-
static effect.
INDICATIONS AND USAGE
DILL HERB
Unproven Uses: Dill herb is used for prevention and
treatment of diseases and disorders of the gastrointestinal
tract, kidney and urinary tract, for sleep disorders and for
spasms.
DILL FRUIT
Approved by Commission E:
- Dyspeptic Complaints