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Indications

Complementary/Alternative Medicine: This monograph describes a natural or herbal product that is not subject to FDA guidelines for medicines. Patients and clinicians are advised to read package labels carefully to ensure safe and efficacious use.

REMS

Contraind./Precautions

Contraindicated in:

Use Cautiously in:

Adv. Reactions/Side Effects

GI: abdominal pain, diarrhea (if taken orally), vomiting.

Derm: edematous dermatitis with pustules (chronic treatment of damaged skin), eczema (prolonged use).
Misc: local allergic reactions.

Interactions

Natural-Drug Products:

Natural-Natural Products:

Availability

Route/Dosage

US Brand Names

Arnica montana, leopard’s bane, mountain tobacco, mountain snuff, wolf’s bane

Action

Therapeutic Effects:

Classifications

Therapeutic Classification: anti-inflammatories

Pharmacokinetics

Absorption: Systemic absorption may occur following topical application to broken skin.

Distribution: Unknown.

Metabolism/Excretion: Unknown.

Half-life: Unknown.

Time/Action Profile

ROUTEONSETPEAKDURATION
Topicalunknownunknownunknown

Patient/Family Teaching

Pronunciation

AR-ni-cuh