Species atlantica Cedrus and C. are used libani, by their essential oil content.
Farmacológica Action
The essential oil has antiseptic properties, mainly at level of the respiratory routes.
Indications
Affections of the respiratory routes: faringitis, bronchitis, sinusitis, influenza, colds.
Contraindications
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 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.
Indirect effect
By topical route the essential oil can be dermocáustico. By oral route, in elevated doses, it can be neurotoxic.
Precaution/Poisonings
Of preventive form we recommended to practice a previous test of tolerance to the application of inhalations with essential oil: to inhale during 15 seconds and to wait for 30 minutes.
Galénicas Forms/Dosage
Essential oil: one to three drops, on a lump of sugar, two or three times to the day. Capsules (25 to 50 mg/cáps.), 2 or 3 to the day. Supositorios (10 to 40 mg/sup.), 1 to 3 to the day.
Bibliography
Bézanger-Beauquesne, L; Pinkas, M; Torck, M. You plant dans to Them the Therapeutique Moderne. 2ª. Paris: Maloine, 1986, pp. 124-5.
Bézanger-Beauquesne, L; Pinkas, M; Torck, M; Trotin, F. Plantes Médicinales DES Regions Tempérées. Paris: Maloine, 1980, p.27.
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