The flowers are collected without pedúnculo and they are dried in the shade in a aired affluent place. The leaves of cut by hand when the plant is in flowering and they are dried on sticks or in dryer to less of 35º C. Both parts of the plant they emanate a very penetrating scent and they contain a alcanforado oil (camphor of piretro) tannin, mucílagos bitter substances and.
The infusion of 2 dry teaspoon of flowers or leaves by each water cup is used to fight the digestive upheavals by its antispasmodic and antiparasitic properties. Also he is useful in the treatment of gynecological upheavals and to make enguajes of mouth after dental extractions. In this last case, the infusion must more be concentrated (4 spoonfuls of producto/taza)
Used Part
The flowery sumidades.
Active Principles
Crisantémico Acido (crisantén-monocarboxílico) and its esters (piretrina I, jasmolina I, cinerina I), and pirétrico acid (crisantén-dicarboxílico) and its esters (piretrina II, jasmolina II, cinerina II).
Farmacológica Action
Antihelmíntico, in internal use; antiparasitic, in external use.
Indications
Intestinal parasitism: oxiuriasis, ascaridiasis, teniasis, tricouriasis, anchylostomiasis, lambliasis, etc. In external use: pediculosis, scabies.
Galénicas Forms/Dosage
Oral route: it is not practically used.
External use:
- Extract of pelitre (0.02% of piretrina).
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