Plant that can get to measure up to 50 centimeters of height. It has a stock that repta by the ground, almost in its surface, from which a stem of square section emerges in whose interior an emptiness exists that becomes present when sectioning it. The leaves are united to the stem without no element that the one, that is to say, lack pecíolo totally and they are had opposed form, faced to each other. They present/display a clear form of lance, with three nerves that run in parallel, from the stem to the apex of the leaf, zone that presents/displays small teeth in its perimeter.
Flowering:
The flowering takes place in the months of spring and summer, giving rise to flowers that are located in the unions of the leaves with the stem. These flowers appear of individual form and along with the tallito that never unites them to the stem gets to measure more than the length of the own leaf from which they leave. Its coloration is slightly sonrosada or white and have measures that never exceed both centimeters of length. From their fertilization fruits are obtained that botanical are classified like capsule, in which we can find two valvas that they are opened after the maturation, leaving to fall the seed to the land.
Used Part
The whole plant.
Active Principles
Triterpénicos derivatives: graciósido, graciolona, curcubitacinas and, I.
Infusion. Two grams of dust of the dry plant are mixed in a water glass, previously boiled and warms up, leaving it in contact during ten minutes and shaking it occasionally. Soon it is come to the filtrate, after as a liquid is obtained that will be taken before going to sleep; these doses are never due to surpass, in order to avoid pictures of gastric irritation - fluid Extract. Means are prepared water glass to that fifteen drops of the extract are added, being able to once again repeat this same taking throughout the day.
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
Its laxative use as is little recommendable, by its great irritant effect on the digestive mucous. She is cytotoxic. To high doses it is cause of serious poisonings.
To consider the alcoholic content of the fluid extract and the dye.
Galénicas Forms/Dosage
(To see precautions).
- Infusion: a teaspoon of coffee by cup. To instill 10 minutes. A cup before lying down.
- fluid Extract (1:1): 10-20 drops, 1 to 3 times to the day.
Bibliography
Benigni, R; Capra, C; Cattorini, P. Piante Medicinali. Chimica, Farmacologia and Terapia. Milano: Inverni & Della Beffa, 1962, pp. 704-5.
Bézanger-Beauquesne, L; Pinkas, M; Torck, M. You plant dans to Them the Therapeutique Moderne. 2ª. Paris: Maloine, 1986, pp. 236-7.
Bézanger-Beauquesne, L; Pinkas, M; Torck, M; Trotin, F. Plantes Médicinales DES Regions Tempérées. Paris: Maloine, 1980, pp. 303-4.
Fernandez, M; Grandson, To Plantas Medicinal. Pamplona: Editions University of Navarre, 1982, p. 228.
Paris, RR; Moyse, M. Précis de Matière Médicale. Take III. Paris: Masson, 1971, p. 247.
Hellemont, J. Compendium de Phytotherapie go. Bruxelles: Association Pharmaceutique Belge, 1986, pp. 185-6.
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