SWEET NARANJO (citrus sinensis)

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	SWEET NARANJO
	*citrus sinensis*

Name
SWEET NARANJO

Scientific Name
citrus sinensis

SWEET NARANJO

Used Part

The flowers, the fruits (pericarpio, immature pulp, fruits) and the leaves.

Active Principles

- Flowers: Essential oil of "neroli" (0,15%): limoneno, linalol, nerol, antranilato of methyl.

- Leaves: Essential oil of "petit grain" (0,15%), heterósidos flavónicos, bitter principle.

- Pulp: Acidos organic (citric, málico, ascórbico), sugars.

- Pericarpio: Essential oil (0,5%), rich in limoneno, aldehydes; cumarina: aurapteno; pectinas.

Farmacológica Action

- the flowers present/display a sedative, slightly hipnótica action and espasmolítica perfuming appetizer-eupe'ptico and.

- the fruits have vitaminic properties, by their wealth in ascórbico acid, and laxatives. The pectina confers antidiarréicas and hipocolesterolemiantes properties to him.

- pericarpio, and also the leaves, a venotónica and vasoprotectora activity; the bitter principles are responsible for their aperitive and eupéptica action.

Indications

- Flowers: Gastrointestinales anxiety, insomnia, neurovegetativas espasmos, distonías.

- Fruits: Hyposecretory Varices, flebitis, hemorroides, lack of appetite, dispepsias, constipation.

Contraindications

Gastritis, gastroduodenal ulcer (fruits).

Except for express indication, we recommended to abstain to internally prescribe essential oils during the pregnancy, the lactancia, to smaller children of six years or gastroduodenales patients with gastritis, ulcers, syndrome of the null and voidable intestine, ulcerosa colitis, neurological disease of Crohn, hepatopatías, epilepsy, Parkinson or other diseases.

Not to administer, neither to apply topically to smaller children of six years nor to people with respiratory allergies or well-known hypersensitivity to this one or other essential oils.

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

Not to expose the skin to the sun after the application of essential oil (mainly the people with sensible skins): she can produce a fotosensibilización phenomenon.

To consider the alcoholic content of the fluid extract and the dye.

Galénicas Forms/Dosage

- Infusion of leaves: 5-20 g/l. To instill 15 minutes, two or three cups to the day.

- Infusion of flowers: 2 g/taza. To instill 10 minutes, two or three cups to the day.

- Decocción (periarpo): 1-2 spoonfuls of dessert by cup, one to three to the day.

- fluid Extract (1:1): 30-50 drops, three times to the day.

- It tinctures (1:10): 50-100 drops, one to three times to the day.

- essential Oil: 2-4 drops, one to three times to the day.

Bibliography

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Peris, JB; Stübing, G; Vanaclocha, B. Applied Fitoterapia. Valencia: M.I. Official school of Phamacists, 1995, p. 385.

Paris, RR; Moyse, M. Précis de Matière Médicale. Take II. Paris: Masson, 1967, pp. 298-9.

Simón, R. Gui'a de Farmacologi'a for Phamacists and Doctors. Madrid: To Madrid Vicente, 1993, p. 29.

Trease, GE; Evans, WCh. Farmacognosia. Mexico D.F.: Inter-American -- MacGraw-Hill, 1991, p. 726.

Hellemont, J. Compendium de Phytotherapie go. Bruxelles: Association Pharmaceutique Belge, 1986, p. 106.

Villar, L; Palacín, JM; Bald, C; Go'mez, D; Montserrat, G. Plantas Medicinal of the Pyrenean oscenses Aragonese and others tierrras. 2ª. Huesca: Provincial delegation, 1992, p. 66.

Wichtl, M. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceutical. To for Handbook Practice on to Scientific basis. Stuttgart: Medpharm Scientific Publishers, 1994, pp. 91-2.

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