It is a species that is in diverse states of the center and the south of the country and is used commonly for the infertility. The treatment consists of daily administering to the cofoundation of the cinnamon with manzanilla and governor; also they use it to induce the childbirth, for it it is recommended to ingest the infusion mixed with laurel leaves and manzanilla; like remedy to produce more maternal milk, the infusion with piloncillo, pulque and grass of San Francisco is taken. On the other hand, the Cinnamon ihgiere like tea to treat cólicos, stomach ache, diarrea, disentería, bile and vomit. In liver malaises the baking of the crust with sávila is used; and for the cough and neuralgias one in the morning takes like tea and night, mixed with tila.
Arbol of up to 20 ms of height, heavy crust and pale color. The leaves brillosas and are extended. The flowers are grouped and originate fruits of mulberry color. She is original of India and it inhabits in climates warm, semiwarm, semidry and tempering. It grows cultivated in houses and territories of culture and is associate to the tropical forest caducifolia, subcaducifolia, subperennifolia, perennifolia; forests mesófilo of mountain, encino and pine.
Used Part
The crust of the tender branches prevailed of external súber and parénquima underlying (second crust).
Active Principles
Essential oil (1,2-2%): cinámico aldehyde (50-75%), eugenol (4-10%), plans of terpénicos carbides (pineno, cineol, felandreno, linalol), and of metilamilcetona; glúcidos, mucílagos, tannins, plans of cumarinas.
According to R.F.E., the dry drug ml/Kg of essential oil has to contain 12 at least.
Farmacológica Action
Stimulating of the appetite, eupéptico, carminativo, antiseptic, espasmolítico, emenagogo, antidismenorréico.
At external level: slightly astringent, rubefaciente.
In topical use: parodontopatías, dermatomicosis, otitis, vulvovaginitis.
Contraindications
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 other essential oils: those of cinnamon, hemstitch and the balsam of Peru frequently gives crossed reactions.
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 disease of Crohn, hepatopatías, epilepsy, Parkinson or other diseases.
Not to prescribe forms of metering with alcoholic content to smaller children of two years nor to consultantes in process of etílica deshabituación.
Indirect effect
The essential oil of cinnamon is the person in charge of the dermatitis of the hands of the pasteleros. The consumption of chicles perfumed with cinnamon originates periorales dermatitises.
Precaution/Poisonings
To use the essential oil with precaution by the possibility appearance of dermatitis of contact, irritation of the mucous or allergic reactions (broncoespasmos). To high doses it can produce nervous alterations (to narcótico).Tener in account the alcoholic content of the flowed extract, the dye and the syrup.
Galénicas Forms/Dosage
Internal use:
- Infusion: 1 to 3 g by cup. To boil 2 minutes and to instill during 10. Three cups to the day, before the meals.
- fluid Extract: 30-50 drops, one to three times to the day.
- It tinctures (1-5%): 50-100 drops, one to three times to the day.
- micronizado Dust: 250-500 mg/cápsula, one to three to the day.
- essential Oil: 2 or 3 drops, on a lump of sugar, or in capsules (25-50 mg/cápsula), three times to the day, before the meals.
- Syrup (10% of dye): One to three soperas spoonfuls to the day.
Topical use:
- Infusion: 5 g by cup. To instill 10 minutes, To apply in form of compresas, washings, colutorios, irrigations or instilaciones.
- It tinctures (1:10): To apply locally.
- essential Oil (diluted to 5% in oil of sweet almonds): 2 or 3 applications to the day.
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