SPRING (primula officinalis)

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	SPRING
	*primula officinalis*

Name
SPRING

Scientific Name
primula officinalis

SPRING

English: Cowslip/Primrose.

French: Primevère.

Of the family of the Primuláceas.

The root for bronchial colds is used, like expectorante, diurética light laxative and.

External use: In compresas for blows, because acquittal the pain, favocere the circulation and flock the spots of the cardinals.

Used Part

Rizoma and the roots, occasionally the flowers and leaves of the Primula veris L. or the elatior Primula (L.) Hill.

Active Principles

- Rizoma, root: Heterósidos phenolic (2,5%): primaverósido and primulaverósido, which they are unfolded in salicílicos derivatives, primulósido.

- Flowers: Abundant saponósidos triterpénicos (8-10%) derived from the oleaneno; flavonoides: derivatives of quercetol and kenferol.

Farmacológica Action

The contained saponósidos ones in the flowers, roots and rizoma (primulósido), determine a balsámica action (mucolítica, expectorante); the flavonoides confer a espasmolítica, diurética and antiedematosa action to him. The derivatives of salicílico acid, febrífugas and analgesic properties.

Indications

Respiratory affections: influenza, resfriados, bronchitis, asthma, sinusitis. Oliguria, edemas, cystitis, urolitiasis; reumatismo, drop, neuralgias. In external use: contusions, inflammations osteoarticulares.

Contraindications

Not to prescribe oral forms of metering with alcoholic content to smaller children of two years nor to consultantes in process of etílica deshabituación.

Indirect effect

In high doses (extratherapeutic) it can originate gastric annoyances and vertigo.

Locally, the fresh plant, can produce contact dermatitis.

Precaution/Poisonings

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

Galénicas Forms/Dosage

Internal use:

- Infusion of flowers and leaves: 5 g/l, to instill 10 minutes. Three cups to the day, after the meals.

- Decocción (rizoma, roots): 5 g by cup, to boil two minutes, to let instill during 10. Three cups to the day, after the meals.

- fluid Extract (1:1): 25 drops, one to three times to the day.

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

External use:

- Decocción (root, rizoma): 100 g/l, to boil until being reduced to 1/3 of the volume. To apply in form of compresas.

- Extract flowed, diluted to 5% in hot water, applied in compresas.

Bibliography

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