PULMONARIA ARBOREA (lobaria pulmonaria)

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	PULMONARIA ARBOREA
	*lobaria pulmonaria*

Name
PULMONARIA ARBOREA

Scientific Name
lobaria pulmonaria

PULMONARIA ARBOREA

Used Part

The thallus.

Active Principles

Bitter principles: estictínico acid (of structure next to cetrárico acid); mucílagos.

Farmacológica Action

To the bitter principles one attributes its aperitive action, eupéptica, colagoga and antiemética, bacteriostática and antifúngica to them. To the mucílagos, although present in little amount, a demulcente and balsámica action.

One has been used from old fighting bronchial problems, following the theory of the signatures.

Indications

Bronchial affections: Influenza, resfriados, laryngitis, faringitis, bronchitis.

Hepatobiliares anorexy, gastroenteritis, dispepsias hyposecretory, disquinesias, gastroduodenales ulcers (indirect effect see).

Externally: abscesses, hurt and burns.

Indirect effect

The bitter principles induce an increase of the cloropéptica secretion, reason why when it is prescribed for the treatment of the gastroduodenales ulcers, we recommended to associate it to demulcentes drugs, like the root of malvavisco.

Galénicas Forms/Dosage

Infusion: a spoonful of dessert by cup. Three cups to the day.

Bibliography

Fernandez, M; Grandson, To Plantas Medicinal. Pamplona: Editions University of Navarre, 1982, p. 112.

Hellemont, J. Compendium de Phytotherapie go. Bruxelles: Association Pharmaceutique Belge, 1986, pp. 231-2.

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. 297.

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