STARRED THISTLE (centaurea calcitrapa)

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	STARRED THISTLE
	*centaurea calcitrapa*

Name
STARRED THISTLE

Scientific Name
centaurea calcitrapa

STARRED THISTLE

Used Part

The aerial sumidades.

Active Principles

Lactonas sesquiterpénicas (centaurina) of structure similar to the cnidina, flavonoides (astragalósido, rutósido, luteolósido), calcitrápico acid; potassium salts, draw resin from; beta-sitosterol. Plans of alkaloids.

Farmacológica Action

Plant little studied. Properties are attributed to him antipiréticas, aperitive, digestive, diuréticas, coleréticas and hipoglucemiantes.

Indications

Lack of appetite, dispepsias hyposecretory, hiperglucemia, influenza, resfriados, disquinesias hepatobiliares.

Contraindications

Pregnancy, lactancia.

Precaution/Poisonings

When one prescribes diabetics, glucemia will be due to control, to fit the doses of insulin or oral antidiabetics.

The Centaurea calcitrapa is toxic for the cattle ranch: nigripalidans to the horses produces encefalomalacia that consume it like forage.

Galénicas Forms/Dosage

- Infusion: 20 to 40 g by liter. To instill 10 minutes. To take 3 to 5 cups to the day.

- Decocción: 20 g/l, to boil 5 minutes. 3 to 5 cups to the day.

- Suspension of fresh plant: 125 to 160 g to the day.

Bibliography

Bézanger-Beauquesne, L; Pinkas, M; Torck, M. You plant dans to Them the Therapeutique Moderne. 2ª. Paris: Maloine, 1986, p. 387.

Gupta, MP. 270 Plantas Medicinal Latin American. Santafé of Bogota: Latin American program of Science and technology for Desarrollo (CYTED), 1995, pp. 95-7.

Him Floc'h, And Contribution to unites Etude Ethnobotanique of the Flore Tunisienne. Imprimerie Officielle of the République Tunisienne, 1983, p. 445.

Mulet, L. Estudio Etnobotánico of the Province of Castellón. Castellón: Provincial delegation, 1991, p. 105.

Mulet, L. toxic Flora of the Valencian Community. Castellón: Provincial delegation, 1997, pp. 110-1.

Paris, RR; Moyse, M. Précis de Matière Médicale. Take III. Paris: Masson, 1971, p. 454.

Peris, JB; Stübing, G; Figuerola, R. Gui'a of Plantas Medicinal of the Valencian Community. Valencia: The Provinces, 1996, p. 98.

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. 61.

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