PDR for Herbal Medicines

658 /SALEP PDR FOR HERBAL MEDICINES

DOSAGE

Mode of Administration: As a powdered formulation in

medicinal preparations.

Daily Dosage: Dosage for commercial pharmaceutical

preparations for heartburn, flatulence and indigestion is often

1 teaspoon of powder stirred into a glass of warm water and

drunk before or after meals.

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.

Steinegger E, Hansel R. Pharmakognosie, 5. Aufl., Springer

Verlag Heidelberg 1992.

Salix Species

See White Willow

Salvia miltiorrhiza

See Red-Rooted Sage

(Dan-Shen)

Salvia officinalis

See Sage

Salvia triloba

See Greek Sage

Sambucus ebulus

See Dwarf Elder

Sambucus nigra

See European Alder

Samphire

Crithmum maritimum

DESCRIPTION

Medicinal Parts: The aerial parts of the plant are the

medicinal parts.

Flower and Fruit: The 10 to 20 radiating umbels are

medium-sized, sturdy and domed. The barely 1 mm long

petals are yellow or greenish-white. The style is very short

and barely visible. The fruit is ovate-oblong. The fruit wall i.s

thick and filled with a spongy, air-retaining tissue.

Leaves, Stem and Root: The plant is a perennial, glabrous

shrub with woody base. The root is long, cylindrical, thick,

hard, knotty, ringed, gray, branching upward and polycephal-

ous. The stem is erect, 20 to 50 cm high, round, tender,

grooved, hollowed, woody and with fewer branches higher

up. The leaves are sea green, fleshy and glossy.

Habitat: The plant grows on the Atlantic, Mediterranean and

Baltic coasts.

Production: Samphire herb is the above-ground part of

Crithmum maritimum.

Other Names: Sea Fennel, Sampier, Crest Marine, Pierce-

Stone, Peter's Cress.

ACTIONS AND PHARMACOLOGY

COMPOUNDS

Volatile oil

Polyynes: including falcarindiol

Furanocoumarins

Ascorbic acid (high content)

EFFECTS

Samphire is a diuretic and also a source of vitamin C.

INDICATIONS AND USAGE

Unproven Uses: The herb is used for scurvy and states of

general resistance.

PRECAUTIONS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS

Health risks or side effects following the proper administra-

tion of designated therapeutic dosages are not recorded.

DOSAGE

Mode of Administration: Samphire is used internally and is

available as an extract and a food additive.

LITERATURE

Francke W, (1982) Econ Bot 36 (2): 163.

Hegnauer R, Chemotaxonomie der Pflanzen, Bde 1-11,

Birkhauser Verlag Basel, Boston, Berlin 1962-1997.