Hametum wound and healing ointment in detail
How to use?Apply the medicine to the affected area(s) of skin.
Duration of use?
The duration of use depends on the nature of the symptoms and/or the course of the disease. The application should be continued until the symptoms have subsided.
You should not use the medicine for longer than 4 weeks without medical advice. If symptoms persist or recur regularly, you should consult your doctor.
You should not use the medicine for longer than 1 week without medical advice if the symptoms have not improved after this time.
Overdosage?
No overdosage symptoms are known. If in doubt, consult your doctor.
As a general rule: Ensure a conscientious dosage, especially for infants, small children and the elderly. If in doubt, ask your doctor or pharmacist about any effects or precautionary measures.
A dosage prescribed by a doctor may differ from the information in the package leaflet. Since the doctor will adjust it individually, you should therefore use the medicine according to his instructions.
Storage before opening
The medicine must be stored away from heat.
Storage after opening or preparation
The medicinal product may be used for a maximum of 6 months after opening/preparation!
The medicinal product must be stored at room temperature after opening/preparation.
- Hypersensitivity to the ingredients
What about pregnancy and breastfeeding?
- Pregnancy: Consult your doctor. Various considerations play a role in whether and how the medicine can be used during pregnancy.
- Breastfeeding: Consult your doctor or pharmacist. They will check your particular situation and advise you accordingly as to whether and how you can continue breastfeeding.
If you have been prescribed the medicine despite a contraindication, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. The therapeutic benefit may be greater than the risk associated with the use of a contraindication.what adverse effects can occur?
Side effects have only been described for this medicine and have only occurred in exceptional cases.
If you notice a change in your state of health or a change during treatment, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
The information provided here is based primarily on side effects that occur in at least one in 1,000 patients treated.
- Caution in case of allergy to ascorbic acid (vitamin C)!
- Antioxidants (e.g. butylhydroxyanisole, butylhydroxytoluene) can cause skin irritation (e.g. contact dermatitis), irritation of the eyes and mucous membranes.
- Emulsifiers (e.g. cetyl/stearyl alcohol) can cause skin irritation (e.g. contact dermatitis).
- Solvents (e.g. propylene glycol, E 477) may cause skin irritation.
- Wool wax alcohols (e.g. wool wax, lanolin) may cause skin irritation (e.g. contact dermatitis).
How does the ingredient of the medicine work?
The ingredients come from the witch hazel plant and act as a natural mixture. About the plant itself:
- Appearance: shrub or small tree about 3 m high, whose bright yellow, narrow-leaved flowers remain on the shrub at the same time as last year's fruit; the leaves can easily be mistaken for hazelnut leaves.
- Occurrence: North America
- Main ingredients: Tannins
- Plant parts and preparations used: mainly extracts and tinctures of leaves, bark and twigs. Tannins react with the proteins of the (mucous) skin. They seal small injuries by forming a thin protective layer on the surface and inhibit inflammation and minor bleeding.
Application
- Minor skin injuries- Superficial inflammation of the skin and mucous membranesConsult your doctor if additional symptoms such as spreading inflammation or oozing or purulent infected wounds occur.Dosage
a sufficient amountseveral times a dayAll age groupsdistributed throughout the dayAdvantages
- Wound and healing ointment for minor skin injuries
- Application: Apply to affected areas of skin
- Duration: Use until symptoms subside
Ingredients
1 g ointment contains: | |
Witch hazel leaf and twig fresh distillate (1:1.12-2.08); distillation agent: ethanol 6% (m/m) | 62.5 mg |
Cetylstearyl alcohol (HST) | + |
Citric acid-glycerol monooleate-glycerol monostearate-L-(+)-6-O-palmitoyl ascorbic acid-all-rac-alpha-tocopherol lecithin (2.5:7.5:20:20:25:25) (HST) | + |
Disodium edetate-2-water (HST) | + |
Glycerol(mono/di/tri)[adipate, alkanoate(C6-C20)isostearate] (HST) | + |
Paraffin, viscous (HST) | + |
Hydrocarbons, microcrystalline (C40-C60) (HST) | + |
Propylene glycol (HST) | 50 mg |
Vaseline, white (HST) | + |
Lanolin (HST) | + |
(equivalent) Butylhydroxytoluene (HST) | + |
Water, purified (HST) | + |