Agnus castus AL in detail
The total dose should not be exceeded without consulting a doctor or pharmacist.
How to use?
Take the medicine with liquid (e.g. 1 glass of water).
Duration of use?
The duration of use is not limited. Treatment should be carried out over at least 3 monthly cycles.
Overdosage?
No overdosage symptoms are known. If in doubt, consult your doctor.
Have you forgotten to take it?
Continue taking it as normal at the next prescribed time (i.e. not with double the amount).
As a general rule: Pay particular attention to conscientious dosing, especially with infants, small children and older people. 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. As the doctor will personalise it, you should therefore use the medicine according to his instructions.
The medicine may be used for a maximum of 12 months after opening/preparation!
The medicine must be stored at room temperature after opening/preparation.
- Hypersensitivity to the ingredients
- Breast tumours
- Tumours of the pituitary gland (pituitary tumours)
Which age group should be considered?
- Children and adolescents under the age of 18: No dosage information is available for this age group.
What about pregnancy and breastfeeding?
- Pregnancy: The medicinal product must not be used.
- Breastfeeding: The medicine must not be used.
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 use in the case of a contraindication.what adverse effects can occur?
- Skin rash
- itching
- Hives
- Gastrointestinal complaints
- shortness of breath
- Difficulty swallowing
- Quincke's oedema
- headache
- nausea
If you notice any discomfort or 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.
- Take care if you are intolerant to glucose. If you have to follow a diabetes diet, you should take the sugar content into account.
- Take care if you are intolerant to lactose. If you have to follow a diabetic diet, you should take the sugar content into account.
How do the ingredients of the medicine work?
The ingredients come from the monk's pepper plant and act as a natural mixture. About the plant itself:
- Appearance: up to 6 m tall tree or shrub with hairy leaflets on the underside, the small, fragrant purple flowers form spike-like inflorescences, the fruits are small, reddish-black in colour
- Occurrence: Southern Europe, Asia
- Main constituents: essential oil (limonene, pinene), iridoid glycosides (aucubin, agnoside), flavonoids
- Plant parts and preparations used: mainly extracts of the fruit
Extracts of monk's pepper suppress the release of prolactin. The concentration of this substance is often elevated before menstruation and is one of the causes of premenstrual symptoms. In addition, monk's pepper appears to restore the balance between ôstrogen and progesterone.
Application
- Irregular menstruation- Tension and swelling in the breasts (mastodynia)- Complaints before the onset of menstruation (premenstrual syndrome, PMS)An examination by your doctor should be carried out before treatment with this medicine.
Dosage
1 tablet1 time a dayAdultsAt the same time every day, regardless of the meal
