Water Pepper Extract

Water pepper, or mountain pepper, is an annual herbaceous plant of buckwheat family, which got its name because of acute burning-peppery taste. Distributed water pepper almost everywhere, except in the Far North. It grows in marshy meadows, near rivers, ponds, swamps, lakes, and along roads, in damp canyons.

Water pepper is used in cooking, veterinary medicine and medicine. On its basis, such dosage forms as infusion and liquid extract are made. Let us dwell in more detail on the properties and application of liquid extract of water pepper, which can be purchased at the pharmacy.

Chemical composition of water pepper extract

The extract of water pepper liquid is a transparent liquid of green-brown color, having a specific aroma and bitter-astringent taste. Produce a liquid extract by extracting from the herb plants with alcohol (70%) in a 1: 1 ratio.

It is established that the composition of herbs of water pepper includes the following substances:

• rutin;
• carotene;
• ascorbic acid;
• essential oil;
• organic acids (malic, formic, acetic, valeric);
• tocopherol;
• ergosterol;
• iron;
• tannins;
• flavone derivatives, etc.

Extract of water pepper - medicinal action:

• external irritant;
• hemostatic;
• anti-inflammatory;
• astringent;
• a decrease in the permeability of capillaries;
• normalization of the structure of the vascular network;
• increased blood coagulability;
• strengthening of uterus musculature contraction;
• a slight decrease in blood pressure, etc.

Indications for the use of water pepper extract

As a rule, the extract of water pepper in official medicine is not used as an independent agent, more often it is prescribed as part of complex therapy in such cases:

• heavy menstrual bleeding;
• bleeding in the postcoagulable period of cervical erosion treatment;
• uterine bleeding (including postpartum);
• any capillary bleeding from other organs (intestinal, hemorrhoidal, gastric, etc.).

How to take a waterpot extract?

In most cases, liquid extract as a hemostatic agent is prescribed for 30-40 drops 3 to 4 times a day for half an hour before meals. The course of treatment, on average, is from 5 to 10 days. The duration of treatment depends on the nature and severity of the pathology.

When taking the drug should take into account that it can not be used together with dairy products to avoid the formation of sparingly soluble chelate complexes.

Side effects of the extract of water pepper:

• headache;
• dizziness;
• nausea;
• allergic reactions.

Contraindications to the use of water pepper extract:

• pregnancy;
• increased coagulability of blood;
• thromboembolism;
• hypersensitivity to the components of the drug.

With care, the extract of water pepper is taken with diseases of the liver, kidneys, craniocerebral trauma, brain diseases.

Extract of water pepper for hair

The use of the extract of water pepper is also common in the field of home cosmetology. In particular, this tool uses for hair care.

On the basis of a liquid extract of water pepper, a simple hair mask is prepared, which helps to speed up hair growth and stop their loss. Here is the recipe for this mask:

1. Mix in equal proportions the extract of water pepper and the oil solution of vitamin E (10%).
2. Rub the resulting mixture into the scalp with massage movements.
3. Warm up with polyethylene and leave for 15 - 20 minutes.
4. Wash off with shampoo.