Ameo, Ami, Dauco, Escarbadientes, Fistra, Gingidio, Per It
To the lovers of the natural life, they will like to know that the radii that form umbelas of this plant, once dry, are magnificent mondadientes small sticks. In addition, they have the advantage to give off an pleasant aroma.
Habitat: one grows up spontaneously in incultos and dry lands of the Mediterranean region, from which it comes. It has been introduced in central Europe and North America.
Description: it plants annual, of the family of the Umbelíferas, that reaches to a meter of height. The flowers arrange in umbelas that they can have up to 80 or 100 radios. The species Ammi Visnaga difference of the Ammi Majus in which the leaves of that are narrower and are divided in strips.
Use: infusion with 30 grams of fruits in the middle liter of water. Once tap, 3 cups sweetened with honey are taken every day.
Used Part
The fruits (esquizocarpos).
Active Principles
Furocromonas: kelina (0,5-1%), visnagina (0,05-0,1%, kelol and kelolglucósido (0,3-1%). Piranocumarinas derived from the sesilina: visnadina, samidina, dihidrosamidina; flavonoides derived from kenferol, quercetol and mirceol.
Farmacológica Action
Furocromonas behaves like relajantes of smooth the muscular fiber, with a espasmolítico on the coronary arteries and the routes respiratory and urinary, coronary, antiarrhythmic, sedative, diurético effect. Externally he is fotosensibilizante.
Properties and indications:
A panacea by the medieval Islamic helenismo was considered.
In topical use, by its content in kelina (with fotosensibilizante action, combined with the controlled ultraviolet irradiation), it can be of utility for the treatment of the areata alopecia and vitíligo (after the disappearance of the dermatitis it is left a hiperpigmentación).
The active principles of the bishop's weed, known like furanocromonas (glucósidos cumarínicos), are in the fruits. All of them have a noticeable antispasmodic effect, reason why also they are useful in the following diseases: nefríticos cólicos (aid to expel the calculations, because in addition it has diurético effect), asthma (by its broncodilatador effect), chest angina (by its vasodilator effect), and in general, whenever one is to relax the different hollow vísceras and conduits from the organism. Coronary insufficiency, neurovegetativas arrhythmias, distonías.
Contraindications
Small pregnancy, lactancia, children.
Incompatible with other cardiotónicos and antraquinónicos laxatives.
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
If after contact of the fresh plant with humid skin an actinic exhibition takes place, can appear phenomena of fotosensibilización.
Elevated doses, or its continued use, can produce: nauseas, insomnia, vertigos, migraine, profuse perspiration and somnolencia.
Precaution/Poisonings
As much its internal use as topical (for the treatment of vitíligo alopecias and leucodermia), only must become under specialized medical checkup.
To consider the alcoholic content of the fluid extract and the dye.
Galénicas Forms/Dosage
(to see precautions).
- Infusion: a spoonful of dessert by cup. To instill 10 minutes. Two cups to the day, after the meals.
- fluid Extract (1:1): 15-30 drops, 1 to 3 times to the day.
- It tinctures (1:5): 50-100 drops, one to three times to the day.
- Dust: 0,2 to 1 g/día, in capsules or 200 tablets of mg.
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