Between the main medicinal uses of the Willow it emphasizes the one to lower the fever. The treatment consists of the macerated one of the leaves with water, to which ash leaves are added to bathe the patient; also it is recommended for the altered nerves, to which it is suggested to use the infusion of the flowers and the crust of the tree. On the other hand, the Ahuijote or White Sauce is equally effective in the treatment from hurt or gangrene, for which they are placed in the affected part, promotions with the cofoundation by the root. For the cases of reumatismo they serve the branches boiled with the red willow, and with the resulting water baths of feet occur.
Tree that reaches up to 10 ms of height and presents/displays the cracked crust. Their leaves are extended and pointed of yellowish green color. The flowers hang in clusters resembling off-white worms. It inhabits in warm climates, semiwarm, semidry and tempering. It is in the average wild where it grows, near lands of culture or streams. She is associate to the scrub xerófilo, forests of encino and compound of pine.
Used Part
Crust, possibly the amentos and leaves of varieties white Salix, daphnoides purpurea S. and S., S. fragilis. Other times other varieties with minor contained in salicina are commercialized: S. viminalis, S. nigricans, S. caprea pentantra and S., etc.
Active Principles
Heterósidos phenolic (1,5-11%): Salicina or salicósido (glucósido of saligenina), salicortina, tremulacina, salirrepósido, etc. Salicílico alcohol. Acidos: salicílico, vainíllico, siríngico, caféico. Vainillina. Flavonoides, isosalipurpósido (chalcona), tannins. In the yolks estrogénicos principles exist (estriol).
The richest species in salicósido are: Purpurea Salix L. (6-8,5%), Salix daphnoides Vill. (4,9-5,6%), S. fragilis L. (3,9-10,2%); the content in white Salix, L. varies between the 0.5 and 1%).
* German Farmacopea: the dry drug must contain a salicósido 1% at least of.
Farmacológica Action
The salicílicos compounds produce analgesic, antithermal, antiinflammatory, antirheumatic, espasmolítico, antiagregante plaquetario and slightly sedative an effect, marked activity more in the amentos. The tannins confer an action to him astringent.
Indications
Febrile syndromes: influenza, resfriados. Reumatismo, neuralgias, migraines, dismenorrea by difficulty of elimination of clots. Espasmos gastrointestinales, disquinesias biliary, nervous upheavals. Prevention of tromboembolismos.
Contraindications
Hipersensibilidad to the salicylates.
We recommended to avoid its prescription in patients with gastroduodenales, transtornos ulcers sanguineous by deficit of the coagulation, active hemorrhages or in treatment with derivatives of salicílico acetil acid or other anticoagulants.
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 hypersensible people to the salicylates, allergic reactions can take place (rinitis, asthma, broncoespasmos, urticaria).
Precaution/Poisonings
To consider the alcoholic content of the fluid extract and the dye.
Galénicas Forms/Dosage
Crust:
- Decocción: 25 to 50 g/l, to boil 10 minutes, to let macerate during 12 hours. Three cups to the day.
- Dust: 0,5 to 5 g to the day (maximum 10 g/día), in 400-500 capsules mg.
- fluid Extract (1:1): 25-50 drops, three to five times to the day.
- It tinctures (1:5): 50-100 drops, one to three times to the day.
- dry Extract (5:1): 0,3 to 1 g/día.
Amentos
- Infusion: 5 g by cup, to instill 10 minutes. Three cups to the day.
- fluid Extract (1:1): a coffee teaspoon, twice to the day.
Leaves
- Infusion: 5 g by cup, to instill 10 minutes. Three cups to the day.
- fluid Extract (1:1): 30-50 drops, one or twice to the day.
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