CATALPA (bignonia catalpa)

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	CATALPA
	*bignonia catalpa*

Name
CATALPA

Scientific Name
bignonia catalpa

CATALPA

Family: Bignoniáceas.

Description: In tribute to J.P. Bignon, botanist. Tree of up to 10-12 m of height, turgid stem, cracked crust something. The leaves are great and are provided with a length pecíolo, have acute apex and whole edge, almost devoid of hairs. The flowers tubular and are snaped like a bwll, of white color, perfumed, grouped in terminal ears. The chalice is bilabiado; the corola, pentalobulada. The fruit is one silicua, with two valvas, extended, that contains numerous flattened seeds and measures up to 50 cm. The tree comes from North America and it is cultivated in the warm regions of Europe. Used parts the crust and the fruits.

Composed chemical: Catalpina, p-oxibenzoico and protocaquético acid.

Febrífuga properties, narcotic, sedative, slightly asthmatic.

Way of use: Decocción and watery smooth extract.

Note: The tree widely is cultivated, by its fast development, to imprison soft grounds. One has been used like sucedáneo of the quinine in the fevers of marshes and also like coiris, very appreciated in tracoma and the conjuntivitis, water distilled form of the fruits, jointly with eufrasia and the robust one. The roots do not have to be used, since they are poisonous. It has been observed that the catalpina, in addition to a sedative action, has slight narcotic effects that never end at the stupor; therefore, one has been used advantageously in preparations to fight the tosferina of the children.

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