Grass of the Pastorcita, Grass of the Hanged person, Grass of the Deer, White Malva, Mejorana, Wild Oregano, Male Rompecamisas, Turnera
The leaves of this plant, of pleasant aromatic flavor, are used in Mexico like substitute of the tea, and enjoy deserved fame like afrodisíaco.
Habitat: the south of the United States, Central American Mexico and countries. One does not occur in Europe.
Description: shrub of the family of the Turneráceas, that reaches up to 2 meters of height. The leaves are small and of indented margins, clearer by envés. Their flowers are small, of bluish or yellow color, and are born in the superior foliares armpits.
Used parts: the leaves.
Properties and indications: the leaves contain an essential oil (rich in cineol, cimol and pineno), the arbutina glucósido one, a bitter principle, tannin and draws resin from. Their medicinal properties do not depend on any of these compounds in particular, but that are consequence of the combination of all of them. They are the following ones:
Nervous Tonificante: its use gives good results in case of asthenia, weakness, fisico or intellectual exhaustion and stress. Unlike other stimulants, its action is smooth and it does not create addiction.
Stimulating of the genital organs: it has been verified that produces an increase in the number and the vitality of the spermatozoa. In the woman, it regularizes the menstrual cycle and it stimulates the functions of the ovary. In both sexes it has a revitalizante effect and afrodisíaco, that unlike other stimulating sexual ones, does not have well-known indirect effect. Indicated in case of masculine impotence, precocious and espermatorrea eyaculación (involuntary spilling of semen). Smooth Diurético. Psico-physical asthenia, depressions; cystitis, uretritis; asthma, bronchitis. Impotence.
Use: in infusion of 60 to 90 grams of leaves by liter of water. To take 2 or 3 daily cups. In extracts, under the form of diverse prepared phamacists
Active Principles
Essential oil (0,5-1%) with cineol, alpha and beta-pinenos, p-cimeno, timol, sesquiterpenos (alpha-copaeno, delta-cadineno, calameneno).Taninos (3,5%); heterósidos hidroquinónicos: arbutósido; heterósidos cianogénicos; alkaloids (7%); beta-sitosterol, damianina (bitter principle); it draws resin from (6-14%), rubber (13,5%), proteins (15%).
Farmacológica Action
Stimulating tonic of the SNC. Diurético, urinary, expectorante, laxative-laxative antiseptic (according to the dose). Popularly afrodisíaco is considered.
Contraindications
Pregnancy, lactancia (by the presence of alkaloids). Anxiety, insomnia, tachycardia, syndrome of the null and voidable intestine (by its stimulating effect on the central nervous system).
Not to prescribe forms of metering with alcoholic content to smaller children of two years nor to consultantes in process of etílica deshabituación.
We recommended not to associate to other stimulating drugs (coffee, you, guaraná, tail, ginseng, etc).
Indirect effect
In high doses he is laxative.
Precaution/Poisonings
To prescribe in form of short and discontinuous treatments.
To consider the alcoholic content of the fluid extract and the dye.
Galénicas Forms/Dosage
- Infusion: A spoonful of dessert by cup. One to three to the day.
- fluid Extract (1:1): 30-50 drops, one to three times to the day.
- It tinctures (1:10): 50-100 drops, one or twice to the day.
- dry Extract (5:1): 100-300 mg/cápsula. One or two to the day.
Bibliography
Benigni, R; Capra, C; Cattorini, P. Piante Medicinali. Chimica, Farmacologia and Terapia. Milano: Inverni & Della Beffa, 1962, pp. 428-9.
British Herbal Pharmacopoeia. Vol. I. Bournemouth, Dorset: British Medical Herbal Association, 1990, pp. 36-7.
James, A; Duke, Ph D. Handbook of Medicinal Herbs. 5ª. Mouth Mouse, Florida: CRC Press, 1987, pp. 492; 523; 567.
Gupta, MP. 270 Plantas Medicinal Latin American. Santafé of Bogota: Latin American program of Science and technology for Desarrollo (CYTED), 1995, pp.549-51.
Peris, JB; Stübing, G; Vanaclocha, B. Applied Fitoterapia. Valencia: M.I. Official school of Phamacists, 1995, p. 249.
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