Buckwheat
(rINN)
Synonyms: Blé Noir; Boekweit; Boveteört (aerial parts); Buchweizen; Fagopyri Herba (aerial parts); Grano Turco; Grikiu parts); Pohanková nat’ (aerial parts); Sarrasin; Sarrasin Commun; Viljatatar (aerial parts); Ziele gryki.
Cyrillic synonym: Гречиха Обыкновенная.
💊 Chemical information
Pharmacopoeias.
In Eur..Ph. Eur. 6.2
(Buckwheat Herb; Fagopyri Herba). The whole or cut aerial parts of Fagopyrum esculentum. It contains a minimum 4.0% of rutoside, calculated with reference to the dried drug. Protect from light.💊 Profile
The aerial parts of buckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum (Polygonaceae), are included in herbal preparations for chronic venous insufficiency. Buckwheat contains flavonoids and is a source of rutoside.
Homoeopathy.
Buckwheat has been used in homoeopathic medicines under the following names: Fagopyrum; Fagopyrum esculentum Fago. esc.💊 Preparations
Proprietary Preparations
Ger.: Fagorutin Buchweizen. Multi-ingredient: Fr.: Flebior; Ger.: Fagorutin Buchweizen; Pol.: Betasol; Fitoven.
Published January 27, 2019.