Instruction for use: Serpylli herba

Active substance Serpylii extract fluid

Dosage form

Grass shredded

Composition

Thyme Grass

Description of dosage form

A mixture of pieces of thin stems, leaves and flowers passing through a sieve with holes of 5 mm. Pieces of stems are tetrahedral, thin (up to 0.5 mm), greenish or yellowish brown, sometimes with a purple hue. The leaves are green or greyish-green, whole and in the form of pieces of various shapes. The scent is fragrant. The taste of the water extract is bitterish-spicy.

Characteristic

Thyme grass contains essential oil, tannins, bitterness, gum, triterpenoids (ursul and oleanoic acids), flavonoids, macro and microelements and other biological active substances.

Pharmacological group

An expectorant of plant origin.

pharmachologic effect

Infusion of herbs of thyme exposes an expectorant, antimicrobial effect.

Indications

In the complex therapy of infectious and inflammatory diseases of the respiratory tract (tracheitis, bronchitis, bronchopneumonia); locally for rinsing with inflammatory diseases of the oral cavity and pharynx (pharyngitis, tonsillitis, stomatitis, gingivitis).

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity to the drug, with oral administration: violations of the liver and / or kidneys, gastritis with high acidity, peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum; pregnancy, the period of breastfeeding, children under 12 years.

Dosing and Administration

About 10 g (2 tablespoons) of thyme herbs are placed in enamel ware, pour 200 ml (1 cup) of hot boiled water, cover with a lid and heat in a boiling water bath for 15 minutes, cool for 45 minutes at room temperature, filter, the remaining raw materials squeeze out. The volume of the infusion obtained is adjusted to 200 ml with boiled water.

Take inside 1 tablespoon 2-3 times a day before meals. The course of treatment is 2-3 weeks.

Locally, for rinsing the mouth and throats, apply 1 / 2-1 glasses of warm infusion 3-4 times a day.

Before use, the infusion is recommended to be shaken.

Side effects

Allergic reactions are possible.

Overdose

Symptoms: nausea.

Treatment is symptomatic.

Interaction

Not described.

special instructions

Influence on ability to drive vehicles, mechanisms

Not studied.

Form of issue

Grass shredded to 50 grams in a pack of cardboard with an internal paper, polymer or polypropylene package.

The text of the instructions for use in full is applied to the pack.

Storage conditions

In a dry place protected from light; prepared infusion - in a cool place not more than 2 days.

Keep out of the reach of children.

Shelf life

2 years.

Do not use after the expiration date.

Conditions of leave from pharmacies

Without recipe.