GRAPEVINE GRAPE (vitis vinifera)

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	GRAPEVINE GRAPE
	*vitis vinifera*

Name
GRAPEVINE GRAPE

Scientific Name
vitis vinifera

GRAPEVINE GRAPE

English: Grapevine.

French: Vigne.

Of the family of the Vitáceas.

The leaves of the grapevine are used in venous circulatory affections: Varices, sabañones, hemorroides. As much seizures in infusion as applied externally in form of baths.

They are also used for nasal hemorrhages (inhaling the dust of the crushed dry leaves). In uterine hemorrhages or too abundant or painful rules, being antihemorrágicas.

In order to fight the gastroenteritis, chronic diarreas and disenterías, by its effect astringent.

The sap of the grapevine is applied in affections of the skin (eccemas, eruptions). In order to wash the affected eyes of blefaritis (inflammation of the eyelids), orzuelos, conjuntivitis and inflammations of the cornea.

The grapes have tonificantes, descongestivas, laxative, depurativas and antianemic properties.

The oil of the seeds or nuggets of the grapes, turned oil, helps to regulate the excess of cholesterol.

Used Part

The leaves, the fruits and the extraido oil of the seeds.

Active Principles

- Leaves: Polifenólicos derivatives: antocianósidos, leucoantocianósidos, flavonoides (rutósido, quercitrósido, isoquercitrósido, kenferol, luteolol). Gálicos and catéquicos tannins.

- Fruits: abundant glúcidos (glucose) and organic acids.

- Seeds: 15-20% of insaturados fatty acids.

Farmacológica Action

- Leaves: Venotónico, vasoprotector, astringent, diurético.

- Fruits: Vitaminic, reconstituyente.

- Oil of seeds: Hipolipemiante.

Indications

- Leaves: Varices, hemorroides, flebitis, edemas, hair fragility, oliguria, diarrea, dismenorrea, metrorragias. In external use: varices, blefaritis, conjuntivitis, cuperosis.

- Fruits: Convalecencia.

- Oil of seeds: Hiperlipemias, prevention of arteriosclerosis.

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.

Precaution/Poisonings

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

Galénicas Forms/Dosage

Internal use:

- Infusion of leaves: A dessert teaspoon by cup. To instill 10 minutes. Three cups to the day, after the meals.

- fluid Extract (1:1): 50 drops, 1-4 times to the day.

- It tinctures (1:5): 50-100 drops, one to three times to the day.

- dry Extract (5:1): 300 mg, 1-4 times to the day.

- Fruits: Nourishing use. He is frequent, in average naturistas, his use in form of you cure to fight rheumatic problems, cardiorrenales drop or diseases.

- Oil of seeds: Several soperas spoonfuls to the day, or in substitution of mantequilla and other oils.

External use:

- Infusion (leaves): A spoonful of dessert by cup. To instill 15 minutes. To apply in form of washings, ocular coirises or baths.

- Decocción: 60 to 80 g of leaves by liter of water. To boil 15 minutes. To apply in form of pediluvios or baths. In order to alleviate the annoyances produced by the varices, we recommended to prescribe baths of feet of alternating temperature: 5-10 minutes in a container with the hot infusion, next to change to another container with water cold during 5-10 seconds. To change three or four times, beginning with the infusion (it warms up) and ending the cold water. Immediately afterwards he is useful to make a massage of legs, in ascending sense and to rest with the high legs.

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