SERBAL SYLVESTER (sorbus aucuparia)

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	SERBAL SYLVESTER
	*sorbus aucuparia*

Name
SERBAL SYLVESTER

Scientific Name
sorbus aucuparia

SERBAL SYLVESTER

Used Part

The fruits (berries).

Active Principles

Organic Sorbitol, acids (málico, citric, succínico), tannins, flavonoides (rutósido, quercetina, isoquercitrósido), carotenoid and antociánicos pigments; vitamin C, pectina, essential oil plans.

Farmacológica Action

The tannins are responsible for their effect astringent, antidiarréico, the hemostatic premises. The pectina and sorbitol, present/display a osmótica and mechanical laxative action, in addition to colagoga. Popularly one is used like diurético, digestive, vitaminic astringent, emenagogo and (antiescorbútico).

Indications

Constipation, diarrea, disquinesias biliary.

Contraindications

Obstruction of the biliary routes.

Precaution/Poisonings

The decocción of the crust by the root, trunk or branches and the abusive consumption of fresh berries, can be toxic.

Galénicas Forms/Dosage

Fluid extract (1:1): 20 drops, 1 to 3 times to the day.

Bibliography

Bézanger-Beauquesne, L; Pinkas, M; Torck, M; Trotin, F. Plantes Médicinales DES Regions Tempérées. Paris: Maloine, 1980, pp. 210-1.

Peris, JB; Stübing, G; Figuerola, R. Gui'a of Plantas Medicinal of the Valencian Community. Valencia: The Provinces, 1996, p. 284.

Creek, D; Obón, C. Gui'a Incafo of Plantas Useful and Poisonous of the Iberian Peninsula and Baleares. Madrid: Incafo, 1991, pp. 79; 564-6.

Samuelsson, G. Drugs of Natural Origin. To Textbook of Pharmacognosy. Stockholm: Swedish Pharmaceutical Press, 1992, p. 77.

Hellemont, J. Compendium de Phytotherapie go. Bruxelles: Association Pharmaceutique Belge, 1986, pp. 379-80.

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. 229.

Wichtl, M. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceutical. To for Handbook Practice on to Scientific basis. Stuttgart: Medpharm Scientific Publishers, 1994, p.164.

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