The stems and the crust of the leaves. Popularly also the fresh berries are used.
Active Principles
- Stems, crust: Glucoalcaloides of the type of espirosolanoles: tetrósido of solanodulcina, solamarina, solanósido, solamargina, soladulcamarina. Saponósidos esteroídicos (agliconas: diosgenina, yamogenina, tigogenina. Dulcamarético and dulcamárico Acidos.
- Stem, crust: In internal use it has a uricosúrico and laxative diurético effect, reason why "depurativo" is considered;. Topically he is analgesic.
- fresh Berries: Applied topically they have an intense rubefaciente, analgesic effect.
Indications
To see precautions.
- Stems, crust and possibly the leaves: they are used popularly in case of constipation, diarrea, states in which an increase of the diuresis is required: genitourinarias affections (cystitis, ureteritis, uretritis, oliguria, urolitiasis), hiperazotemia, hiperuricemia, drop, arterial hypertension, edemas, overweight accompanied by retention of liquids. Eczemas, urticaria, psoriasis, milky scab, cutaneous blefaroconjuntivitis, ulceraciones, bronchitis, warts and cancer.
- the fresh berries are not due to apply on the mucous nor in altered cutaneous zones (wounds, ulcers, burns, eczemas).
Not to prescribe forms of metering with alcoholic content for oral administration to smaller children of two years nor to consultantes in process of etílica deshabituación.
Precaution/Poisonings
It is a little safe plant. We recommended to avoid its prescription to be administered by oral route. The plant contains alkaloids that can cause a poisoning characterized by: vertigo, midriasis, gastrointestinales upheavals in vomit form and diarrea, convulsions, collapse cardiorrespiratorio and even the death.
Its rubefaciente power is intense: to wash the hands well after its application and to avoid the contact with the mucous.
To consider the alcoholic content of the flowed extract, the dye and the syrup.
Galénicas Forms/Dosage
To see precautions.
- Stems, crust:
- Infusion 1%, one to three cups to the day.
- fluid Extract (1:1): 10-20 drops, one to three times to the day.
- It tinctures (1:10): 25-50 drops, one to three times to the day.
- fresh Berries: To apply the juice directly on the zone to treat (to see precautions).
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