CALAGUALA (polipodium calaguala)

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	CALAGUALA
	*polipodium calaguala*

Name
CALAGUALA

Scientific Name
polipodium calaguala

CALAGUALA

Lat.: POLYPODIUM CALAGUALA

Castilian: Calaguala

Frances.: Polipode coriace.

German: Lederartiger tupfelfarrn. Calagulawurzel.

Of the family of the Polipodiáceas.

It is used mainly to deal with the affections the skin: Soriasis, dermatosis, the traditional medicine recommends it in cancerigenos tumors

She is sudorífica and diurética, aid to the úrico acid elimination, therefore, is used to fight reumatoide arthritis

This beautiful plant grows in all tropical and semi-tropical America.

The roots of this plant provide to the medicine domestic servant on a par a valuable aid, because it has a safe remedy to purify the blood, building like an excellent sudorífico. By the same, this plant this indicated to cure sífilis, reumatismo and certain diseases of the foot ]. It is prepared with average handful or something but of this root already cleans, perforated and crushed and a liter of water that it has to boil until being reduced to half by the fervor. Soon east lukewarm cofoundation and with sugar or far better still with syrup is taken from zarzaparrilla, during the day, by cups. It is an excellent remedy in ]as sifilíticas diseases and its complications but it is necessary to follow the treatment with certainty during a less long time but or to be convinced of his good results.

Calaguala contains in its much ligneous composition, substance that seems rubber, in somewhat smaller amount, draws resin from red, bitter and pungent, quite also abundant, substance that seems starch, colorante matter, very little acid málico, much salt to eat, lime and silicic acid.

This cofoundation in the delays or advances of the menstruation is also used. In these cases one in the morning takes only three spoonfuls and other three in the evening after the meals.

A cofoundation of two handfuls by the root and two liters of water in which it is made boil about fifteen minutes, serves lavajes to them and to cure the white flows of ]as women, vaginitis and vaginismo.

In investigations of Laboratories and clinics it is known now that also it early has use in people with cancer in its development

Used Part

Rizoma.

Active Principles

Calagualina, polipodina, fatty acids, tannins.

Farmacológica Action

Antiinflamatorio, with mechanism of action similar to the corticosteroides. Inmunomodulador, stimulates the action of lymphocytes T. Espasmolítico. Tranquilizer.

Indications

Soriasis, eccemas atópicos, infections by herpes virus, vitíligo, recidivante aftosa estomatitis, chronic enteritis by sensibilización to the cow milk, broncoespasmos of allergic origin, degenerativas osteoartritis.

Contraindications

Gastroduodenal gastritis, ulcus, diabetes, treatment with heterósidos cardiotónicos (to see precautions).

Precaution/Poisonings

It can produce irritation of the gastric mucosa. A potenciador effect of the digitálicos, and the slight induction of hiperglucemias in diabetics has been described, reason why it would be necessary to control glucemia and to fit the outside necessary doses of insulin if.

Galénicas Forms/Dosage

- fluid Extract (1:1): 1 mililiter, twice to the day.

- Anapsos (extract lipid-hidrosoluble): 300-1000 mg/día, in three takings.

Bibliography

Alvarez, XA. ET to. Neuroimmunomodulatory and neurotrophic activity of anapsos; studies with laboratory animals. Ann Psychiat 1995; 5: 267-280.

Jiménez, D. ET to. Clinical Anapsos modifies immunological parameters and improves the course in atopic dermatitis. Dermatologica 1986; 173: 154-156.

Jiménez, D. ET to. Anapsos an antipsoriatic drug, in atopic dermatitis. Allergol Immunopatol 1987; 15: 185-189.

Piñeiro, B. Two years of personal experience in the treatment with anapsos of the psoriasis, in different clinical forms (495 cases). Antolog. Dermatolog. 1982: 45-41.

Sempere, JM. ET to. Effect of Anapsos (Polypodium leucotomos extract) on in vitro production of cytokines. Br J Clin Pharmacol 1997; 43: 85-89.

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