CACTUS (cactus grandiflorus)

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	CACTUS
	*cactus grandiflorus*

Name
CACTUS

Scientific Name
cactus grandiflorus

CACTUS

Cactus grandiflorus L.

Used Part

The flowers and the stem

Active Principles

Cactina (hordenina), cacticina, narcisina, grandiflorina, hiperósido, rutósido, rutinósidos.

Farmacológica Action

The cactina has a pseudo-digitálica action without accumulation risk, reason why it was used like cardiotónico.

Indications

Formerly used in the treatment of the angina of chest, coronaritis, palpitaciones, congestiva insufficiency cardiac. The dose: the 1:1 fresh liquid extract: 1-15 drops 1-3 times per day in a glass small water.

Contraindications

Other cardiotónicas medications, quinidina, laxative antraquinónicos, tiazídicos diuréticos (by the possible involution of the Cardiotónico effect). An overdose can cause taquicardias, cardioespasmo or a feeling of constriction in the chest, carditis, pericarditis, the mental disorder, the headaches, the vertigo, amblyopia, the gastrointestinal sensitivity of the misfortune and the noise. This trained grass must is only used down the guide of facultative of medical aid. The cactus can harness drugs cardiac like Digitoxin, Digoxin and other plants that contain glycosides cardiac. The doctors must control close by individuals that consume formulas with the cactus when taking glycosides or drugs cardiac. The cactus is contraindicated in the pregnancy.

Precaution/Poisonings

We recommended to avoid its use and to resort to standardized digitálicos.

Not to confuse with other species of Cactus: Opuntia vulgaris, Opuntia ficus-indicates, etc.

Bibliography

Benigni, R; Capra, C; Cattorini, P. Piante Medicinali. Chimica, Farmacologia and Terapia. Milano: Inverni & Della Beffa, 1962, p. 173-4.

James, A; Duke, Ph D. Handbook of Medicinal Herbs. 5ª. Mouth Mouse, Florida: CRC Press, 1987, pp. 441; 522.

Hellemont, J. Compendium de Phytotherapie go. Bruxelles: Association Pharmaceutique Belge, 1986, p. 93-4.

Grandiflorus of Selenicereus cactus

The cactus - grandiflorus of Selenicereus (in the Cactaceae or the family of the Cactus)

Dismiss used:

Pruebe/el scent: Candy, the cake.

The tendencies: Refreshing, drying.

The mental picture and the specific indications: It indicated for conditions of the expansion and atony of the muscular negligence and has a special affinity for the heart.

The use: () Diurético, (b) tonic cardiac Stimulating, (c) trophorestorative Cardiac, (d) Stimulating to the spinal and motor nerves.

The main action of the cactus is on muscle circular fibers of the heart and arterioles and is used in the mitrales incompetencia cardiac, CHF, weakness cardiac, insufficiency and angina.

CACTUS

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