AMERICAN MANDRÁGORA (podófilopodophyllum peltatum)

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	AMERICAN MANDRÁGORA
	*podófilopodophyllum peltatum*

Name
AMERICAN MANDRÁGORA

Scientific Name
podófilopodophyllum peltatum

AMERICAN MANDRÁGORA

Other Names:

American Mandrágora, Wild Lemon

It does not have any relation with the European mandrágora, of the family of the Solanáceas. The European mandrágora is a plant toxic, similar in its actions to the belladona, and devoid of medicinal applications at the present time. In the Eastern countries the virtue was attributed to him to promote the fecundity.

Habitat: prairies and humid forests of the Atlantic region of North America. One does not grow up in Europe.

Description: it plants herbaceous of the family of the Berberidáceas, that reaches up to 50 cm of height. Its fruit is a very aromatic berry of yellow color.

Used parts: the resin by the root (podofilino).

Properties and indications: the North American Indians use the podofilino (he draws resin from by the root of podófilo) from very old, and from 1820 he enters the composition of diverse prepared phamacists.

Its active principle, the podofilotoxina, acts to laxative low dose like an energetic one, but tolerated very well. Colagogo has in addition effect (empty the biliary vesicle). Recently it has been discovered that the podofilino has a antimitótica action (it prevents the division of the cells), reason why it has begun to use successfully in the treatment of condilomas acuminados, warts, papilomas and other viral tumoraciones of the skin. Its application in the treatment of the cancer is being investigated.

Use: the ingestion from 0.25 to 0.5 grs. by root, or 50 to 100 milligrams of podofilino, they cause a regular evacuation to the 12 hours them to have taken.

In the skin, the podofilino resin, is applied in form of prepared phamacists. These prepared contain a oleosa suspension of the resin, mixed with paraffin. So that it has desired effect, it is sufficient with daily placing drops of podofilino resin on the affected part of the skin.

Precautions: to high doses it can even cause violent diarreas and the death.

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