Essential oil called "esencia of wintergreen" (0,5-0,8%): gaulterina, unfoldable in methyl salicylate and primaverósido. Acidos-fenoles: salicílico, caféico. Heterósidos hidroquinónicos: arbutósido. Catéquicos tannins.
Farmacológica Action
The monotropitósido one (gaulterina) is hidrolizado by the bacterial flora, giving rise to methyl salicylate, antiinflammatory, analgesic, antipyretic, anticoagulant; The arbutósido one has an urinary antiseptic effect. The essential oil, in topical use, has a rubefaciente action. The tannins confer an action to him astringent (the antidiarréico, hemostatic premises, healing).
Ulceras gastroduodenales, treatments with hemostatic anticoagulants or.
Not to prescribe pregnant women, suckling babies nor to smaller children of two years.
Precaution/Poisonings
The essential oil, internally, can produce great irritation of the gastric mucosa. The abuse of this plant internally produces a picture (salicilismo) characterized by: tinitus, nauseas and vomits, that must to the excessive metering of salicylates.
Galénicas Forms/Dosage
External use, in form of pomadas liniments or.
Bibliography
Bézanger-Beauquesne, L; Pinkas, M; Torck, M. You plant dans to Them the Therapeutique Moderne. 2ª. Paris: Maloine, 1986, pp. 224-5.
Bézanger-Beauquesne, L; Pinkas, M; Torck, M; Trotin, F. Plantes Médicinales DES Regions Tempérées. Paris: Maloine, 1980, p. 250.
Bruneton, J. Elementos de Fitoquímica and Farmacognosia. Zaragoza: Acribia, 1991, pp. 137-8.
James, A; Duke, Ph D. Handbook of Medicinal Herbs. 5ª. Mouth Mouse, Florida: CRC Press, 1987, p. 203.
Paris, RR; Moyse, M. Précis de Matière Médicale. Take III. Paris: Masson, 1971, p. 7.
Peris, JB; Stübing, G; Vanaclocha, B. Applied Fitoterapia. Valencia: M.I. Official school of Phamacists, 1995, p. 62.
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