It activates the function of the heart, regulates the circulation. It activates the function of the kidneys. Retention of liquids. Delays and upheavals of the menstruation
Used Part
The root, occasionally the seeds.
Active Principles
Essential oil (0,5-1%): Alquilftálidos (70%), people in charge of its aroma, alpha and beta-pineno, alpha and gamma-terpineno, alpha and beta-felandreno, canfeno, pentaciclohexadieno, mirceno; cumarinas: Umbeliferona, psoraleno, bergapteno. beta-sitosterol; acids ferúlico, caféico, benzóico and isovalérico; poliacetileno: falcarindiol.
Farmacológica Action
Diurético: it stimulates specially the elimination of chlorine and nitrogen. Appetizer, digestive, sialagogo, carminativo, smooth tranquilizer, Espasmolítico, emenagogo.
Indications
States in which an increase of the diuresis is required: genitourinarias affections (cystitis, ureteritis, uretritis, pielonefritis, oliguria, urolitiasis), hiperazotemia, hiperuricemia, drop, arterial hypertension, edemas, overweight accompanied by retention of liquids.
Gastrointestinales lack of appetite, meteorismo, espasmos. Amenorrhoea, dismenorrea, hemicránea.
Contraindications
Renal insufficiency (the essential oil produces the diurético effect by congestión to glomerular).
Precaution/Poisonings
The fresh plant can produce contact dermatitis (furocumarinas).
Its use like diurético in the presence of hypertension, cardiopathies or moderate renal insufficiency or burdens, only must become by prescription and under medical checkup, before the danger that can suppose the uncontrolled contribution of liquids, the possibility that a tensional descompensación takes place or, if the potassium elimination is considerable, an involution of the effect of the cardiotónicos.
Galénicas Forms/Dosage
- Decocción (roots): 20 g/l, to boil 5 minutes. To take during the day.
- Infusion (seeds): a teaspoon of those of coffee by cup. Two or three cups to the day.
- fluid Extract (1:1): 30-50 drops, one to three times to the day.
- It tinctures (1:10): 50-100 drops, before the meals.
NOTE: As diurético we recommended to prescribe in form of discontinuous treatments.
Bibliography
Bézanger-Beauquesne, L; Pinkas, M; Torck, M; Trotin, F. Plantes Médicinales DES Regions Tempérées. Paris: Maloine, 1980, p. 236.
James, A; Duke, Ph D. Handbook of Medicinal Herbs. 5ª. Mouth Mouse, Florida: CRC Press, 1987, p. 42.
Creek, D; Obón, C. Gui'a Incafo of Plantas Useful and Poisonous of the Iberian Peninsula and Baleares. Madrid: Incafo, 1991, pp. 113; 764-7.
Wichtl, M. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceutical. To for Handbook Practice on to Scientific basis. Stuttgart: Medpharm Scientific Publishers, 1994, pp. 295-7.
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