Rumicis herbaVerbena officinalisSambucus nigraPrimula verisGentiana luteaThe invention relates to a method for producing dry extracts of plants and to pharmaceutical preparations containing the same more particularly phytopharmaceuticals which contain at least one ethanolic/aqueous extract of a plant (drug) the plants being selected from the group consisting of: and and mixtures thereof. The invention further relates to a pharmaceutical for treating inflammatory and/or infectious diseases of the nose and throat area and/or the nasal sinuses as well as the use thereof.