Calendula tincture

Calendula tincture is a medicinal product manufactured by RUE Borisov Pharmaceutical Plant (Republic of Belarus, Borisov).

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Indications of the calendula tincture

Tincture of calendula has antimicrobial, antiparasitic, wound-healing, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory action. The following indications for use are singled out.

1. Infected wounds.
2. Infections that affect the organs of the upper respiratory tract and ENT - organs (pharyngitis, tracheitis, laryngitis, tonsillitis and other pathologies).
3. Cholangitis (inflammation of the bile ducts due to infectious invasion).
4. After burns, both chemical and thermal etiology.
5. Chronic cholecystitis.
6. Furuncles and acne.
7. Infection of the oral mucosa (stomatitis, gingivitis and other pathologies)
8. With dyskinesia biliary tract. Normalization of outflow of bile.
9. Complex therapy of vascular diseases.
10. Hypertension.
11. Tincture of calendula helps purify the blood.
12. The drug is effective in the treatment of warts and calluses.
13. In gynecology is used when necessary to normalize the menstrual cycle.
14. Inflammation of the female external genitalia. Cervical erosion.
15. Removal of bouts of spasmodic pain in the epigastric region and in the lower abdomen.
16. Hepatitis.
17. Pancreatitis.
18. Cholecystitis.

Release form

The form of the release is a liquid - an alcoholic form of tincture. The medicine consists of one part of 70% of medical alcohol and ten parts of dry vegetable raw material of marigold flowers (Flores Calendulae officinalis).

Pharmacodynamics

Pharmacodynamics of calendula tincture is determined by the pharmacological characteristics of the substances that make up the medicinal product:

1. Essential oils represented by substances such as alpha-cadinol, T-cadinol, fatty acids. This group of substances inhibits both gram-negative and gram-positive pathogenic microflora.
2. Triterpenoids, which include monools, diols, triols, AF glycosides and a number of other substances, have an anti-inflammatory effect.
3. Flavonoids, represented by substances such as isokvetsetin, isoramnetin, hyperoside, astragaline, quercetin, glycosides and rutin promote the relaxation of smooth muscles, thereby removing its spasm. Due to them the preparation has anti-inflammatory and wound-healing effect.
4. Carotenoids or vitamin A lower the level of cholesterol in the blood.
5. Coumarins have an anti-inflammatory effect.
6. Soluble in water polysaccharides, which include arabinogalactans, ramanoarabinogalactans and a number of other substances, improve the state of the capillary - vascular system.

Tincture of calendula also has various microelements useful for the human body: magnesium, molybdenum, calcium, zinc, selenium, copper, potassium, iron and a number of others. It stimulates the immune system, improves the whole cardiovascular system, prevents the development of caries. Has a slight choleretic and diuretic properties.

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Pharmacokinetics

Pharmacokinetics has not been thoroughly studied.

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Dosing and administration

With external or internal admission, depending on the diagnosis, the method of application and dose of the calendula tincture is somewhat different.

When rinsing or watering the sore throat, the medicine is diluted with water in the ratio of one teaspoon of tincture to a glass of liquid. To obtain the necessary therapeutic effect, the procedure should be chosen a quarter of an hour before a meal. Gargling can be done up to six times a day.

As a cholagogue, tincture of calendula is taken internally. The dose in this case, usually, is ten to twenty drops per treatment. In this case, depending on the pathology and its severity, there may be three to four such techniques throughout the day.

When applied externally, calendula tincture can be used for rubbing or treating affected areas (rash, acne, sores and other damage to the integrity of the epidermis) in undiluted or diluted form. This may depend on the type of skin and the level of its susceptibility. When you have an otitis, a turundochka (gauze tourniquet) is usually placed in the sore ear, soaked in tincture of calendula. A tourniquet with a medicine is recommended to be changed every five to six hours. Tincture at this dilute to 10% concentration. In this situation, bury, especially not diluted drug, is not recommended, in order to avoid burns. Such procedures allow to achieve a warming effect.

If otitis is diagnosed, but no abscesses and an increase in body temperature, a warming application can be applied for treatment. Tincture at this dilute to 10% concentration. Stacked in several layers, gauze is impregnated with a medicinal liquid and placed around the auricle. On top of the compress is insulated and fixed.

Children tincture of calendula in the auricle does not drip. To get a therapeutic effect, you can use a warming compress, and then only with the permission of the treating doctor.

With arterial hypertension and stable high arterial pressure, tincture of calendula in the form of oral drops can be prescribed. During the day, the patient is recommended to take 10 - 20 drops 3 times a day.

Similar treatment is recommended for minor disturbances in the functioning of metabolic processes, insomnia, arrhythmia, in the case of neuroses. To obtain the desired result, and at the same time fix it, the medicine must be taken for a long time.

In the case of a change in the gallbladder and / or liver, the drug is taken internally for 20-30 drops, which are diluted with 100 ml of warm water. Recommended use time is a quarter of an hour before the intended meal.

A similar regimen is recommended and with gastric pathologies as an effective antispasmodic, wound healing and anti-inflammatory agent.

If a woman has gynecological problems (cervical erosion, colpitis, thrush), douching can be prescribed with the medicine in question. In this situation, a teaspoon of pharmacy tincture calendula is diluted with a glass of warm boiled water. Such procedures effectively relieve the itching in the genital area, relieve inflammation and healing effect on the damaged areas of the skin, mucous membranes. Douching should be done daily. The duration of therapy is three weeks (the interval between monthly). After menstruation, the medication should be continued. Only a doctor prescribes and cancels treatment.

With pathological changes in the tissues of the oral cavity (gingivitis, stomatitis, periodontal disease, other inflammatory processes, infection of the oral cavity), tincture of calendula is applied in the form of rinses. Rinse your mouth as often as possible. Rinsing is done only after dilution of the drug (one teaspoon per glass of warm boiled water), otherwise the use of undiluted tincture can provoke the development of a burn of the tissues of the oral cavity.

If there are wounds or cuts (cracks) on the body, even purulent, tincture of calendula is applied both undiluted and in diluted form (depending on the nature of the lesion) for wiping the affected area.

The duration of the treatment course is adjusted by the attending physician, relying on the severity of the pathology, the individual characteristics of the patient's body, the level of sensitivity to the components of the drug. 

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Use of the calendula tincture during pregnancy

Therefore, the use of tinctures of calendula during pregnancy is not approved by medics.

Categorical "no" refers to the oral use of the drug.

With caution, only for the purpose of the attending physician, tincture of calendula can be used for external application.

Categorical "no" refers to the oral use of the drug.

With caution, only for the purpose of the attending physician, tincture of calendula can be used for external application.

Contraindications

The following contraindications for the use of calendula tinctures are not significant:

1. Increased individual intolerance to one or more component components of the medicinal plant of the marigold.
2. Allergy to the components of the tincture of calendula.
3. If the drug is planned to be entered into the treatment protocol as an oral medication, its administration is not allowed if the patient has a history of:

• Ulcerous and / or erosive lesions of the stomach and duodenal mucosa, especially during exacerbation.
• Gastritis.
• Calculous cholecystitis.

1. It should be used with caution in applying the calendula tincture in the protocol of treatment of children and adolescents (with oral intake), whose age did not reach 12 years, due to the presence of alcohol in the medicine.
2. The period of pregnancy and breastfeeding of a newborn.

Care should be taken when using the drug if the patient's history is burdened:

1. Pathological changes in the liver.
2. In the presence of craniocerebral injury.
3. Diseases affecting the tissue structures of the brain.

1. With alcoholism.

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Side effects of the calendula tincture

With external use, the only side effect of the drug is the allergic reaction of the skin, expressed by urticaria, reddening of the skin, the appearance of rash, swelling, itching and burning.

When used internally, the list of side symptoms, in addition to the above allergic reaction, may be somewhat wider:

1. The appearance of dryness and bitterness in the mouth.
2. The appearance of painful sensations in the epigastric region and in the lower zone of the abdomen.
3. Perhaps the appearance of heartburn and eructation.
4. Nausea, until the vomiting.
5. Reduced blood pressure.
6. An allergic reaction up to angioedema, which can result in asphyxiation, and / or anaphylactic shock.
7. Appearance of shortness of breath.
8. Tachycardia.

Overdose

Overdose of tincture of calendula during external application practically does not occur. Unless it is possible to overdry the skin or cause an allergic skin reaction.

Complicated with oral treatment. It is theoretically possible to provoke the symptoms of overdose here.

1. When taking a concentrated medication, a pregnant woman may have a miscarriage.
2. Development of skin irritation and dry skin.
3. When taken orally, the drug can cause:

• Headache.
• Nausea.
• Cardiopalmus.
• Violation of the heart rate.

1. In case of violations in the work of the kidneys in case of an overdose, an intoxication of the organism may occur.
2. With cholelithiasis, intestinal colic is possible. In a situation where the stone has moved from its place - the possibility of blockage of the bile duct is great.

Interactions with other drugs

But to date, interactions with other preparations of calendula tinctures have not been thoroughly studied.

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Storage conditions

The storage conditions of the calendula tincture are quite standard:

1. The drug is stored in a place that is protected from direct sunlight.
2. The temperature regime of storage must be kept within the range from +15 to +30 degrees.
3. The room should be reduced in dryness.
4. Keep the tincture of marigold in places that are not available for adolescents and young children.

Shelf life

The expiration date of the calendula tincture is three years (or 36 months). 

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