ALUCEMA (lavandula latifolia medicus)

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	ALUCEMA
	*lavandula latifolia medicus*

Name
ALUCEMA

Scientific Name
lavandula latifolia medicus

ALUCEMA

Used Part

The flowery sumidades

Active Principles

Essential oil (1%), rich in monoterpénicos hydrocarbons and p-cimeno, alcohol, esters and acids (l-linalol, d-borneol, geraniol, alpha-terpineol, acetate of linalilo, free acetic acid), oxides (cineol, oxide of cariofileno), aldehydes and ketones (d-camphor), plans of furfural, fenoles (eugenol), sesquiterpenoides (bisaboleno, cariofileno).

Farmacológica Action

The essential oil confers an antiseptic, antispasmodic action to him and stimulating general. Frequently it is used like organoléptico corrector of prepared cosmetic and perfumería, by his pleasant canfóreo aroma.

Indications

Asthenia, dispepsias hyposecretory, espasmos hepatobiliares gastrointestinales, disquinesias, gastroenteritis, dérmicas infections, hurt. In the zones where it grows has an ample popular use, considering a panacea: it is used to deal with all type ailments (it see Mulet, 1991).

Contraindications

Except for express indication, we recommended to abstain to internally prescribe essential oils during the pregnancy, the lactancia, to smaller children of six years or gastroduodenales patients with gastritis, ulcers, syndrome of the null and voidable intestine, ulcerosa colitis, neurological hepatopatías, epilepsy, Parkinson or other diseases.

Not to administer, neither to apply topically to smaller children of six years nor to people with respiratory allergies or well-known hypersensitivity to this one or to other essential oils.

Precaution/Poisonings

The essence can produce allergic irritation of the mucous, reactions and, to extratherapeutic doses, migraines, nauseas and sopor.

Galénicas Forms/Dosage

Internal use:

- Infusion: a spoonful of dessert by cup. To instill 10 minutes, 2 or 3 cups to the day, after the meals.

- deterpenado essential Oil: 2 to 4 drops on a lump of sugar, or in capsules (25-50 mg/cáps.), one to three times to the day.

External use:

- Infusion: applied in form of washings or compresas.

- deterpenado essential Oil, in alcoholic or oleosa solution.

Bibliography

Bruneton, J. Elementos de Fitoquímica and Farmacognosia. Zaragoza: Acribia, 1991, p.261

Fernandez, M; Grandson, To Plantas Medicinal. Pamplona: Editions University of Navarre, 1982, p. 108

Mulet, L. Estudio Etnobotánico of the Province of Castellón. Castellón: Provincial delegation, 1991, pp. 247-51

Paris, RR; Moyse, M. Précis de Matière Médicale. Take III. Paris: Masson, 1971, p. 261.

Peris, JB; Stübing, G; Figuerola, R. Gui'a of Plantas Medicinal of the Valencian Community. Valencia: The Provinces, 1996, p. 193.

Creek, D; Obón, C. Gui'a Incafo of Plantas Useful and Poisonous of the Iberian Peninsula and Baleares. Madrid: Incafo, 1991, pp. 887-9.

Trease, GE; Evans, WCh. Farmacognosia. Mexico D.F.: Inter-American -- MacGraw-Hill, 1991, p. 464.

Hellemont, J. Compendium de Phytotherapie go. Bruxelles: Association Pharmaceutique Belge, 1986, p. 226.

Villar, L; Palacín, JM; Bald, C; Go'mez, D; Montserrat, G. Plantas Medicinal of the Pyrenean oscenses Aragonese and others tierrras. 2ª. Huesca: Provincial delegation, 1992, p. 138.

Wichtl, M. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceutical. To for Handbook Practice on to Scientific basis. Stuttgart: Medpharm Scientific Publishers, 1994, p. 294.

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