What preparations contain common prutnyak. The use of common prutnyak in folk and traditional medicine

AT traditional medicine Since ancient times, most medicines have been prepared on the basis of medicinal plants. Such medications helped well. Therefore, recipes have been passed down from generation to generation. Medicinal plants in different climatic conditions grow different.

In our country, the following herbs have long been used in the treatment of most diseases: St. John's wort, nettle, chamomile, common prune. The last plant has many different names: Abraham's tree, sacred vitex, king tree and many others. This plant will be discussed in this article. Unfortunately, prutnyak belongs to the endangered species, it is listed in the Red Book, growing this medicinal plant engaged in special nurseries.

The medicinal parts are:

• stems with foliage, which are harvested in early summer, when the plant is at least 3 years old;
• bark and branches to collect better in autumn or spring;
• flowers - during the flowering period;
• fruits that fully ripen in the last decade of September - the first decade of October.

This plant is a tall (3.5 - 4 m high) shrub. root system- rod. Foliage - palmate, collected in 6 leaves. Small flowers are collected in spike-shaped inflorescences, the color of the petals is purple. Ripened fruits have a spherical shape (four-celled drupes). This plant grows best along the banks of rivers or canals. But the quality of the soil is undemanding.

The cultivation of the common prutnyak is carried out in special nurseries

In all parts of the shrub there are the following substances and chemical compounds:

• vitamins of different groups;
• macro- and microelements;
• flavonoids (including isovitoxin);
• tannin compounds;
• alkaloids.

The foliage and ripe fruits contain rare essential oils, which contain a number of valuable acids (formic, butyric, palmyric, etc.), camphor, pinene and a number of other useful substances.

Gallery: common prutnyak (25 photos)

Useful properties of common prutnyak (video)

Medicinal properties of the herb

Thanks to high content in all parts of the vitamin C shrub (especially in foliage), infusions and decoctions based on them strengthen immune system body, help fight disease-causing organisms.

Healing preparations obtained from this medicinal plant relieve fever, anesthetize, kill harmful microbes, help the reproductive system produce a number of hormones, and also remove excess water from the body. A course of drugs based on prutnyak helps to normalize work digestive system, strengthen immunity. Herbal infusions based on it, they help in the treatment of certain nervous disorders.

It grows best on the banks of rivers or canals.

Leaf-based tincture can relieve headaches, pain in the heart, dizziness. BUT fruits were used to treat venereal diseases, malignant tumors. Such pharmacological properties are explained by the high percentage of active substances found in ripened fruits. These substances destroy pathogens, have a positive and tonic effect on the epidermis.

Drugs helped to cure many diseases of the kidneys and liver, cleansed the internal organs of stones. Infusions were prescribed to men who have problems with the prostate. Malaria or gonorrhea can be cured with a decoction of the leaves and flowers of Vitex Sacred. The flowers are also used in the treatment of various inflammatory processes on the skin - applied in the form of compresses or added to the bath.

Prutnyak flowers are used in the treatment of various inflammatory processes on the skin.

Instructions for use of preparations based on prutnyak

When using any preparations based on sacred vitex, it is necessary to follow the instructions for use exactly. The fact is that this shrub, in addition to many useful properties does not help everyone. There are a number of contraindications when taking these drugs can harm:

• reduces the activity of contraceptives taken orally;
• often causes allergies;
• should not be taken by pregnant and lactating women.

Varieties of medicinal herbs (video)

Mastogol in gynecology

This drug based on plant components is actively used in gynecology. It is used for the treatment various diseases female genital area, as well as for conservative treatment benign tumors in the mammary glands.

If women have had disorders in the reproductive system, the gynecologist can also prescribe Mastogol to restore the functioning of this system. But for men, this medicine is absolutely not suitable. Before you start taking it, you should consult your doctor and strictly follow the instructions for taking it.

Mastogol based on plant components is actively used in gynecology

Vitex sacred in folk medicine

In folk medicine, various herbal preparations are most often prepared, which can include almost all parts of this plant (but the bark is used least often). True, and it is not recommended to use foliage, fruits and flowers for brewing teas, since in this case the active substances that make up their composition are poorly soluble in water. Most often, on the basis of these parts of the shrub, infusions, decoctions or alcohol tinctures are prepared. These medicinal tinctures should be prepared in the same way as similar preparations from other medicinal plants.

Infusions and tinctures are used for female and male infertility, to stop lactation, for chronic diseases of the liver and spleen. Also to combat depression, it is advised to prepare an extract from the fruits of the sacred vitex. A tablespoon of dry leaves and a teaspoon of fruits are poured into 200 g of boiling water and simmered for 120 seconds. Then they are removed from the heat, covered with cotton cloth and infused for ½ hour. Ready "potion" is taken in a tablespoon ¼ hour before meals. You can take the extract up to 4 times a day.

Formula, chemical name: no data.
Pharmacological group: intermediates / dopaminomimetics.
Pharmachologic effect: hypoprolactinemic, dopaminomimetic.

Pharmacological properties

The components of the extract of the fruits of the common plantain normalize the content of sex hormones. The extract of the common prutnyak fruit has a dopaminergic effect, reduces the formation of prolactin (eliminates hyperprolactinemia). An increase in the concentration of prolactin reduces the secretion of gonadotropins, which can lead to disturbances in the maturation of follicles, in the stage of functioning of the corpus luteum, ovulation. The resulting disturbance between the concentrations of progesterone and estradiol leads to mastodynia and various disorders. menstrual cycle. Prolactin has a direct stimulating effect on the proliferation processes in the mammary glands, causes the expansion of the milk ducts and enhances the formation of connective tissue. A decrease in the concentration of prolactin eliminates the pain syndrome and leads to the reverse development of pathological processes in the mammary glands. Normalization of the ratio and the rhythmic production of gonadotropic hormones leads to the normalization of the second phase of the menstrual cycle.

Indications

Mammalgia; menstrual irregularities associated with corpus luteum insufficiency; premenstrual syndrome.

Method of application of the prutnyak ordinary fruit extract and dose

The fruit extract of the common prutnyak is taken orally (in the form of tablets and drops). Shake the drops before use, keep the bottle upright when using. Do not chew the tablet. 1 tablet or 40 drops once a day, in the morning. The course of therapy is three months, without a break during menstruation.
It is necessary to consult a doctor and continue therapy if, after the abolition of the common fruit extract, complaints reappear.
With the development of weakness, depression, pain in the mammary glands, menstrual disorders against the background of the use of the common fruit extract, it is necessary to consult a doctor.
Coated tablets contain lactose (milk sugar). Lactose intolerance can be considered as a possible cause of diarrhea and stomach pain.
Drops for oral administration are not recommended after successful anti-alcohol therapy.
In the process of storing the drops, a slight precipitation may occur (does not affect the effectiveness of the common fruit extract).

Contraindications for use

Hypersensitivity, pregnancy, breastfeeding period.

Application restrictions

No data.

Use during pregnancy and lactation

The use of the common fruit extract is contraindicated during pregnancy and during lactation. At the time of therapy with the common fruit extract, it is necessary to stop breastfeeding.

Side effects of the common fruit extract

Allergic skin reactions (including skin reactions), confusion, psychomotor agitation, hallucinations.

Interaction of the common fruit extract with other substances

With the joint use of the common fruit extract with dopamine receptor antagonists, a mutual weakening of the action develops.
The interaction of the common fruit extract with other substances is still unknown.

Included in medications

G.02.C Other drugs for treatment gynecological diseases

IV.E20-E35.E28 Ovarian dysfunction

XIV.N60-N64.N64.4 Mastodynia

XIV.N80-N98.N94.3 Premenstrual tension syndrome

For more than 2500 years, the common prutnyak (Abraham tree, monastic pepper) has been used to treat gynecological pathologies. Great traditions of use and modern scientific research have made preparations based on this plant widely used in the treatment of a number of female diseases.

Hippocrates wrote: "If blood flows from the womb, let the woman drink dark wine in which the leaves of the Abraham tree are immersed." The rod is also mentioned in the works of Pliny, Dioscorides and Theophrastus. In the 20th century, the rod was “returned” to medicine by Gerhard Madaus. Based on the history of the use of prutnyak, he conducted a series of experiments on animals, in which he found that it was the fruits of the plant that had the greatest medicinal activity.

What does the rod work on?

How does the rod work on a woman's health. Many health problems in women are associated with increased production of the hormone prolactin by the pituitary gland. Normally, it promotes the development of the mammary glands, prepares them for lactation, and regulates milk production. With certain violations, its excess can cause menstrual irregularities, infertility, chest pain and mastopathy, premenstrual syndrome (PMS). The production of prolactin is controlled by the hypothalamus - it is inhibited by the biologically active substance dopamine. Prutnyak extract has an effect similar to the action of dopamine, which helps to reduce the production of prolactin. In turn, the normalization of the level of this hormone contributes to the establishment of a physiological ratio between estrogens and progesterone. This leads to the normalization of the menstrual cycle, softening PMS symptoms, normalization of maturation of the follicle and ovulation.

Prutnyak has been shown to be selectively effective in disorders associated with hormonal disorders, including corpus luteum insufficiency (SVT). Many menstrual irregularities and difficulty conceiving are due to low or irregular progesterone production in the second phase of the cycle, which may be due to SVT. Symptoms of this condition are associated with the irregularity of the cycle, the shortening of its second phase and a decrease in progesterone levels.

Is the rod effective?

Dedicated to Prutnyak a large number of scientific research. For example, in 1982, Amann showed that prune extract helps in the treatment of amenorrhea (absence of menstruation), is effective in restoring hormonal balance and the regularity of the menstrual cycle. In 2002, Bergmann conducted a study in which 67 women with cycle and ovulation disorders received the rod. As a result, their progesterone levels increased, the second phase of the cycle lengthened, ovulation became earlier, and 38 women became pregnant. Similar results were found in the 1993 Milewicz study.

How to use a rod

These properties of the rod have found their application in the preparations Cyclodinone and Mastodinone. Cyclodinone, the active ingredient of which is the prutnyak extract, is prescribed mainly for menstrual irregularities caused by high level prolactin in the blood. These include amenorrhea, oligomenorrhea (the interval between periods is more than 35 days), anovulatory cycle, insufficiency of the second phase of the cycle. The drug is prescribed for violation of the menstrual cycle in adolescents due to the high safety profile.

Mastodinon, in addition to prutnyak, includes extracts of tiger lily, cornflower-like cobalt, tiger lily, alpine violet, and multi-colored iris. The drug is prescribed to relieve the symptoms of PMS, treat fibrocystic mastopathy and cycle disorders due to insufficiency of the corpus luteum.

The effectiveness and safety of these preparations containing prutnyak have been proven by many studies conducted in last years. Prutnyak for their manufacture is grown on ecologically clean plantations on the island of Mallorca, which is one of the components of high quality medicines. Bionorica's phytoneering concept makes it possible to obtain the most effective herbal preparations with the most predictable effect. Their production is carefully controlled, starting with the selection of seeds and soil preparation, ending with the constant improvement of the production process.

Synonyms and common namescommon prutnyak. Abraham's tree, sacred vitex, impudent prutnyak, wild pepper, furious pepper, monastic pepper,.

The pharmacy name of the common prutnyak. Agni casti fructus (the fruit of the common plantain).

Botanical description of the common prutnyak. A tree-like shrub up to 4 meters high with a well-developed tap root. The branches are brown, tetrahedral. The leaves are palmate, contain 5-6 sharp leaflets. The flowers are pale purple, collected in paniculate spike-shaped inflorescences. The fruit is a spherical four-celled drupe.

Distribution of the common prutnyak. The common prutnyak comes from the Mediterranean, spread to the Balkans and Asia Minor. Found in the Crimea, on Black Sea coast. Cultivated primarily as a spice and ornamental plant.

Used parts of the common prutnyak. In medicine, the fruits of the prutnyak are used.

Collection, harvesting and storage of common prutnyak. The fruits are harvested in September-October - the period of full maturity.

Active ingredients of the common prutnyak. Prutnyak contains ascorbic acid, essential oil(cineole, sabinene, pinene, palmitic acid). Flavonoids (kakticin and iso-orientin), iridoids, iridoid glycosides (agnuside and aucubin), fat-soluble flavones, and essential fatty acids were also found.

Pharmacological properties of common prutnyak. The most important action of the prutnyak is the normalization of the level of sex hormones. It reduces the production of prolactin, bringing the ratio of hormones in the second phase of the cycle to normal. Thus, menstrual irregularities are corrected and pain in the mammary glands is relieved.

There are also reports that Prutnyak has anti-febrile and antimalarial effects, improves digestion, and tones the body.

Indications for the use of the common prutnyak. The main indications for the use of prutnyak preparations are menstrual disorders, premenstrual syndrome and mastopathy.

Application and doses of common prutnyak. For the treatment of these pathologies, preparations containing prutnyak extract - Mastodinone and Cyclodinone are used, which should be dosed according to the instructions.

The use of common prutnyak for food. Prutnyak is often used as a substitute for allspice, adding to meatballs and sausages.

Side effects of the common prutnyak. Perhaps the appearance of depression, confusion. There are also skin reactions, weakness, diarrhea.

Contraindications to the use of common prutnyak. Contraindicated in pregnancy, lactation, individual hypersensitivity.

Special instructions for taking common prutnyak. After the normalization of the menstrual cycle, the possibility of pregnancy increases.