Evaluation of Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid Data in Homoeopathic Mother Tinctures

Rubrik: Originale

(Treffer aus pharmind, Nr. 05, Seite 701 (2017))

Busch J | Bauer S | Linek M | Zeller J | Criswell M | Noetel A | Steinhoff B

Evaluation of Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid Data in Homoeopathic Mother Tinctures / Busch et al. • Evaluation of Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid Data · Busch J, Bauer S, Linek M, Zeller J, Criswell M, Noetel A, Steinhoff B · ¹DHU-Arzneimittel GmbH & Co. KG, Karlsruhe und ²Kattwiga Arzneimittel GmbH, Nordhorn und ³Weleda AG, Schwäbisch Gmünd und ⁴Biologische Heilmittel Heel GmbH, Baden-Baden und ⁵Bundesverband der Pharmazeutischen Industrie e. V. (BPI), Berlin und ⁶Bundesverband der Arzneimittel-Hersteller e. V. (BAH), Bonn
pyrrolizidine alkaloids homoeopathic medicinal products homoeopathic mother tinctures anthroposophic medicinal products Since the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) published analysis results on the occurrence of pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA) in herbal teas including some medicinal teas, the issue of potential contamination of herbal material with PA has received extensive attention [ 1 ]. PA are known to be natural constituents of a number of plants used for medicinal purposes or as part of the food or feed chain [ 2 , 3 ]. In the past years, it was further discussed in publications that PA-containing weeds may contaminate botanical ...

Re-use of Extraction Solvents in the Manufacture of Herbal Extracts

Rubrik: europharm

(Treffer aus pharmind, Nr. 01, Seite 71 (2017))

Bauer S | Herde A | Schlegel P | Daniel M | Tegtmeier M | Brand N | Steinhoff B

Re-use of Extraction Solvents in the Manufacture of Herbal Extracts / Bauer et al. • Re-use of Extraction Solvents · Bauer S, Herde A, Schlegel P, Daniel M, Tegtmeier M, Brand N, Steinhoff B · ¹Max Zeller Söhne AG, Romanshorn, Schweiz und ²SALUS Haus GmbH & Co. KG, Bruckmühl und ³Dr. Willmar Schwabe GmbH & Co. KG, Karlsruhe und ⁴Finzelberg GmbH & Co. KG, Andernach und ⁵Schaper & Brümmer GmbH & Co. KG, Salzgitter und ⁶Maros Arznei GmbH, Fürth und ⁷Bundesverband der Arzneimittel-Hersteller e. V. (BAH), Bonn
The majority of herbal preparations used in herbal and traditional herbal medicinal products are herbal extracts. For their production, mainly mixtures of ethanol or methanol and water are used, but also water, acetone or ethyl acetate, etc. In many cases organic solvents are recovered/recycled during the production process for environmental reasons as well as due to safety considerations. Such a procedure is generally accepted but questions on the quality of these recovered/recycled solvents and of the extracts resulting from their use arise. This publication intends to collect experiences of manufacturers from their daily practice and to present recommendations for the ...