Astringent witch hazel

Astringents such as aluminum acetate or witch hazel decrease weeping from lesions, dry out the skin, and relieve itching. They are applied as a wet dressing for no longer than 7 days. 

Optrex preparations contain witch hazel, which has both astringent and antiinflammatory properties. It is indicated for sore and tired eyes. 

Witch hazel has astringent, antihemorrhagic, and anti-inflammatory properties. Traditionally, it has been used for diarrhea, mucous colitis, hemorrhoids, hematemesis, hemoptysis, and externally for external hemorrhoids, bruises, and localized inflamed swellings. 

A decoction of the bark, which is more astringent than the leaves, checks external and internal hemorrhages, and this astringency, when in combination with the more specific principles of Pilewort, makes one of the most effective pile medicines known. The compound can be obtained in the form of both ointment and suppositories for external application. For varicose veins an extract of the fresh leaves and young twigs of Witch Hazel is applied on a lint bandage kept constantly moist. 

ASTRINGENTS Promote greater density and firmness of tissue, as opposed to laxatives.—Agrimony, Avens, Bayberry, Bistort, Burr Marigold, Cinquefoil, Cranes-bill, Cudweed, Ground Ivy, Periwinkle, Pilewort, Red Sage, Sanicle, Witch Hazel, Wood Betony. 

Waters, aromatic Saturated solutions usually of volatile oils or similar substances in distilled water. Aromatic waters such as rose water were used in antiquity. Distilled waters containing volatile oils reached their therapeutic peak in the early sixteenth century. Although their therapeutic use declined in modern times, they continued to be used as flavorings. Hamamelis water (witch hazel) has lingered on as an aftershave and astringent. ... 

Several products contain distilled witch hazel (hamamelis water), obtained from the bark of a shrub, with astringent and anti-inflammatory properties. Naphazoline, a sympathomimetic vasoconstrictor, is included in some ophthalmic preparations to shrink the dilated blood vessels that cause redness. 

Astringents used are allantoin, bismuth oxide, bismuth subgallate, witch hazel (hamamelis) extract, Peru balsam and zinc oxide. 

TANNINS The tannin 7 -hamamelitannin in the leaves and bark of witch hazel, Hamame-lis vir iniana (L.), family Hamamelidaceae, has a mild antiseptic and astringent effect used for local treatment of haemorrhoids. 

Witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) extract Zinc oxide astringent, medicine Black catechu (Acacia catechu) extract Cinchona extract Zinc acetate Zinc phenolsulfonate astringent, mild... 

Witch hazel solution, an astringent for skin, contains 14% ethyl alcohol, C2H5OH, by volume. How many mL of ethyl alcohol are contained in a 16 fluid ounce bottle of witch hazel ... 

Aftershave preparations serve the same function as and are formulated similarly to skin astringents. Aftershave balms are hydroalcoholic or alcohol-free emulsions that supply soothing ingredients, for example, witch hazel, and emollients, for example, decyl oleate [3687-46-5], to the skin. Menthol, which provides a cooling sensation, is a common constituent of aftershaves. 

Witch hazel leaf, witch hazel bark, and witch hazel water have aU been reported to have astringent and hemostatic properties. These properties can be attributed to the tannins contained in the leaves and bark, but it is not known what is responsible for these activities in hamamelis water (list and horhammer martindale). On the other hand, results from two comparative trials utilizing hamamelis distillate creams showed that these preparations were not as effective as a low-dose hydrocortisone cream in the treatment of atopic eczema and UV-induced... 

Witch hazel leaf extract, witch hazel bark extract, and witch hazel water are all used as astringent and hemostatic in preparations (suppositories, ointments, lotions, cloth wipes, etc.) for use in treating hemorrhoids, itching, irritations, and minor pains, with witch hazel water the most commonly used. They are also used in eye drops, shaving lotions, and others. 

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