Drugs obtained from Flowers of the Herbs

Drugs obtained from Flowers of the Herbs

Flowers are always beautiful and give us too much peace. Now let you know about some drugs that are obtained from Flowers of Plants.

1. Santonin

The dried unopened flower heads of the Levant wormseed (Artemissia Cina) contain a valuable drug known as santonin. The plant is a small semi-shrubby perennial of Western Asia. The present supply of the drug comes chiefly from Turkestan, although this species is now being grown in the Pacific Northwest. Formerly the crude drug was shipped, but now the santonin is extracted and exported. This drug is one of the best remedies for intestinal worms and has been used for this purpose for centuries. It was introduced into Europe by the Crusaders.

2. Chamomile

It is an old time remedy obtained from Matricaria Chamomilla. This daisy like plant, a native of Eurasia, is cultivated in the United States and elsewhere. The dried flower heads contain an essential oil. Infusions of chamomile are used as tonics and gastric stimulants. The flower heads of the Russian or garden chamomile are used for similar purposes and also in poultices for sprains, bruises and rheumatism.

3. Hops

The hop (Humulus Lupulus) is a native of the north temperature regions of both hemispheres. The plant was known to the Romans and has been grown in some parts of Europe since the ninth century. The plant is a climbing herb with perennial roots. These send up annually several rough, weak, angular stems with deeply lobed leaves and dioecious flowers. The female flowers are produced in scaly, conelike catkins, which are covered with glandular hairs. Hops are harvested in the early fall. They are treated with sulphur and baled for shipment. Hops are used in medicine for their sedative and soporific properties and also as a tonic. Sometimes they are used in poultices.

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