Popular names: ladies’ ball, garden viburnum.
Pharmacy name: American viburnum bark – Viburni prunifolii cortex (formerly: Cortex Viburni prunifolii).
Botanical description. A bushy tree, reaching a height of 8 m, blooms in May with white flowers collected in flat umbrellas. Homeland – North America; in Europe they are bred in gardens.
Active ingredients: arbutin, which has a calming effect on the uterus, antispasmodic saponins, flavones, coumarins, tannins and a number of other substances.
Application. In the form of galenic products, it is used for ailments associated with menstruation or menopause. In homeopathy, Viburnum is also used mainly as a remedy for female diseases.
Popular names: ladies’ ball, garden viburnum.
Pharmacy name: American viburnum bark – Viburni prunifolii cortex (formerly: Cortex Viburni prunifolii).
Botanical description. A bushy tree, reaching a height of 8 m, blooms in May with white flowers collected in flat umbrellas. Homeland – North America; in Europe they are bred in gardens.
Active ingredients: arbutin, which has a calming effect on the uterus, antispasmodic saponins, flavones, coumarins, tannins and a number of other substances.
Application. In the form of galenic products, it is used for ailments associated with menstruation or menopause. In homeopathy, Viburnum is also used mainly as a remedy for female diseases.