Analgesic, Antispasmodic during menstruation.

Dosage

1 -2 capsules 3 times a day

Side effects:

In sensitive individual to plants it may produce allergic symptoms

Other therapeutic effects : This drug also posses a diuretic action and milk secretion

Composition

Each capsule contains about 80mg dried extract of Apium graveolens ( Celery ) , Pimpinella anisum ( Anis ) and Crocus sativus (Saffron ).

pharmacological action

The antispasmodic effects of essential oils have been known for a long time and the pharmacological and clinical studies have proven these effects . The principal substance with antispasm effect which is found in the anise fruit is anethol .The chemical structure of anethol is very similar to catecholamine such as adrenaline , noradrenalin and dopamine (1,2). Apigenin , apiin , flavonoids and limononene and selenin formed in celery seeds are sedative and antispasmodic (3) . These effects are clinically approved (4). The herbs used at the formulation of this drug have antibacterial and antifungal properties too . It should be mentioned that in many herbal therapeutic reference books , it has been indicated – that these plants are recommended for menstruation disorders ( 5,6) . Recent work has demonstrated ,anticancer , anti-arthritic and other activates which arise from powerful antioxidant properties of the saffron constituents (7).