Hartisch, C., Kolodziej, H., and von Bruchhausen, F. Antiviral and antiphlogistic activities of Hamamelis virginiana bark. A., Cinatl, J., Jr., Rabenau, H., Doerr, H. Study on the composition of the volatile fraction of Hamamelis virginiana. View abstract.Įngel, R., Gutmann, M., Hartisch, C., Kolodziej, H., and Nahrstedt, A. Local cooling for relieving pain from perineal trauma sustained during childbirth. Anti-inflammatory activity of Polygonum bistorta, Guaiacum officinale and Hamamelis virginiana in rats.
View abstract.īernard, P., Balansard, P., Balansard, G., and Bovis, A. View abstract.īalansard, P., Faure, F., Balansard, G., Delaage, M., Roussey, A., and Bouyard, P. Those medications are used for treating insect bites, stings, teething, hemorrhoids, itching, irritations, and minor pain. They are also included in some medications to give those products the ability to slow down or stop bleeding. In manufacturing, witch hazel leaf extract, bark extract, and witch hazel water are used as astringents to tighten the skin.
WITCH WHICH SKIN
Some people apply witch hazel directly to the skin for itching, pain and swelling ( inflammation), eye inflammation, skin injury, mucous membrane inflammation, vaginal dryness after menopause, varicose veins, hemorrhoids, bruises, insect bites, minor burns, acne, sensitive scalp, and other skin irritations. Witch hazel is taken by mouth for diarrhea, mucus colitis, vomiting blood, coughing up blood, tuberculosis, colds, fevers, tumors, and cancer. This is a liquid that is distilled from dried leaves, bark, and partially dormant twigs of witch hazel. You may see a product called witch hazel water ( Hamamelis water, distilled witch hazel extract). The leaf, bark, and twigs are used to make medicine.