What is Tricardin

• Type: Herbal cardiac & sedative preparation. 

• Form: Oral drop solution (liquid) 

Composition / Active Ingredients

Each milliliter (1 mL) of drops contains:

• Valerian tincture (tinctura Valerianae) (1:5, ethanol 70%) — 0.34 mL 

• Hawthorn tincture (tinctura Crataegi) (1:10, ethanol 70%) — ~0.33 mL 

• Motherwort tincture (tinctura Leonuri) (1:5, ethanol 70%) — ~0.33 mL 

Pharmacological Effects (How It Works)

• Sedative / calming effect: Valerian & motherwort contribute to reducing nervous excitability, stress, insomnia. 

• Cardiovascular support: Hawthorn has purported effects such as improving coronary blood flow, mild hypotensive (lowering blood pressure), antispasmodic, relaxing blood vessels. 

• Combined effect: Helps with neurocirculatory dystonia / vegetative-nervous system disorders (i.e. when the nervous system affects heart rate / circulation), helps with palpitations, nervous agitation. 

Indications

• Nervous excitement, anxiety, irritability, mental fatigue 

• Functional cardiovascular disorders like neurocirculatory dystonia or vegetoneurosis

• Sleep disturbances, insomnia connected to stress or nervousness 

Dosage & How to Use

• Adults: 20-30 drops, 3 times a day, before meals.

• Children aged ≥12 years: 1 drop per year of age, 3 times daily before meals. (e.g. age 12 => 12 drops) 

• Treatment duration: Determined individually, based on severity, patient’s response, tolerability.