PDR for Herbal Medicines

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