HERBAL MONOGRAPHS OX-EYE DAISY/563Anthocyans: monardein (triacyliertes pelargonidine-3, 5-di-
O-glucoside, 2 malonyl- and 1 p-cumaroyl- residue)EFFECTS
The drug has antispasmodic, digestive, carminative and
4^ diuretic effects; it is also used to regulate menstruation.
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Oswego Tea is not to be used during pregnancy.INDICATIONS AND USAGE
Unproven Uses: The drug is used for flatulence and other
digestive disorders and also menstrual complaints including
premenstrual syndrome (PMS). In Europe, the herb is
sometimes used as an aromatic, carminative and antipryreti-
cum. Former use of the drug as an alternative to quinine is no
longer common.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: Ground drug (powder) prepared as
an infusion or tea.
LITERATURE
Hegnauer R, Chemotaxonomie der Pflanzen, Bde 1-11,
Birkhauser Verlag Basel, Boston, Berlin 1962-1997.
Kern W, List PH, Horhammer L (Hrsg.), Hagers Handbuch der
Pharmazeutischen Praxis, 4. AufL. Bde. 1-8, Springer Verlag
Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 1969.
Nikolaevski VV, Kononova NS, Pertsovski i AI, Shinkarchuk
IF, Effect of essential oils on the course of experimental
atherosclerosis. Patol Fiziol Eksp Ter.52-3, Sep-Oct, 1990.
Shubina LP, Siuttn *5A, "Savchenko VM, Inhalations- of essential
oils in the combined treatment of patients with chronic
bronchitis. Vrach Delo:66-7, May 1990.
Ox-Eye Daisy
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
DESCRIPTION
Flower and Fruit: Long pedicled flowers with a semi-
globular calyx. Sepals are imbricate, green and wide, the
corolla golden-yellow and orbicular. The young flowers are
white and 1 to 2 cm long. The fruit is 2.5 to 3 mm long and
top-shaped.
Leaves, Stem and Root: Ox-Eye Daisy is a perennial growing
10 to 100 cm high. It is somewhat hairy or glabrous with
cylindrical knotted root. The stem is erect, glabrous, simple
or divided into numerous oblong 1-headed branches. Theleaves are tough, compound and glabrous or slightly
pubescent. The cauline leaves are petiolate, linear to ovate-
oblong, roughly dentate to almost pinnatisect.
Habitat: The plant is found in Britain, Europe, Russia, Asia
and numerous other parts of the world.
Production: Ox-Eye Daisy is the above-ground part of
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum.
Other Names: White Weed, Golden Daisy, Herb Margaret,
Maudlinwort, White Daisy, Great Ox-Eye, Goldenseal,
Marguerite, Moon Daisy, Horse Gowan, Maudlin Daisy,
Dun Daisy, Butter Daisy, Horse Daisy, Moon Flower, Moon
Penny, Poverty Weed
ACTIONS AND PHARMACOLOGY
COMPOUNDS
Cyclitols: including meso-inositol, L(-)-quercitol, meso-ino-
sitok L(-)-quercitol
Polyynes: among them the strongly sensitizing trideca-
3,5,7,9,11-pentain-l-ol and its acetate
Flavonoids: including niviaside (a C-glycosyl flavone,
containing a cyclitol instead of a sugar), apigenein-7-0-
glucuronide
EFFECTS
Ox-Eye Daisy herb and flowers are used similarly to
Chamomile as a tonic, although they have a much weaker
effect. They are also considered to have an antispasmodic
and diuretic effect.
INDICATIONS AND USAGE
Unproven Uses: Internal folk medicine uses include asthma,
whooping cough and nervous agitation. Among external
applications are skin ulcers, wounds and nose bleeds. (Also
see Chamomile.)
PRECAUTIONS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS
No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction
with the proper administration of designated therapeutic
dosages. There is, however, a strong potential for sensitiza-
tion resulting from skin contact with the drug.
DOSAGE
Mode of Administration: See Chamomile.
Daily Dosage: Decoction: 1 cup 3 times daily.
LITERATURE
Hausen B, Allergiepflanzen, Pflanzenallergene, ecomed
Verlagsgesellsch. mbH, Landsberg 1988.
Hegnauer R, Chemotaxonomie der Pflanzen, Bde 1-11,
Birkhauser Verlag Basel, Boston, Berlin 1962-1997.
Kern W, List PH, Horhammer L (Hrsg.), Hagers Handbuch der
Pharmazeutischen Praxis, 4. AufL, Bde 1-8, Springer Verlag
Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 1969.