RED CEDAR
picea abies (l.) kars.
RED CEDAR
picea abies (l.) kars.
Used Part.
The buds, leaves, bark and resin of the white
fir
(Abies alba Miller) or
red
(Picea abies (L. Kars.
Active Principles.
Yolks:
resin,
essential
oil: limonene, alpha - pinene.
Leaves:
glycosides, piceína,
essential
oil.
Crust:
Cellulose, minerals, tannins, flobafeno.
Resin:
essential
oil of turpentine, acid abietínico.
Drug Action.
The turpentine and the
essential
oil gives it properties balsamic (expectorants) and antiseptic, especially on the
respiratory
tract and
urinary
tract. In topical use, both the essence and the turpentine produced
a
rubefaciente and analgesic effect.
Indications.
Respiratory
ailments: colds,
flu
,
bronchitis
,
emphysema
,
asthma
(see precautions and contraindications)
pharyngitis
,
sinusitis
,
urinary tract infections
:
cystitis
,
urethritis
, ureteritis,
pyelonephritis
. The
essential
oil, topically and osteo -
myalgia
in inflammation.
Contraindications.
Do not use in patients with known hypersensitivity to this or other
essential
oils, not topically applied to
children
under two years or to people with
respiratory
allergies
.
Unless otherwise indicated, we recommend not to prescribe
essential
oils through internal during
pregnancy
, lactation and
children
under six.
Do not prescribe extracts with
alcohol
content (tincture, fluid extract, syrup) to
children
under two years or consultants in the process of
alcohol
addiction
.
Caution / Poisoning.
In case of prescribing specify the
essential
oil that is deterpenado and be cautious over the possibility of irritation of mucous membranes and occurrence of bronchospasm, or
allergic
reactions in people hypersensitive. By practicing preventive recommend
a
test of
tolerance
prior to the implementation of inhalations with
essential
oils: inhale for 15 seconds and wait 30 minutes.
Galenica forms / Dosage.
Internal use:
Infusion (buds, leaves) 20 to 50 grams per
liter
, four to six cups
a
day.
Tincture (1:
5) 25 to 50 drops, two or three times
a
day.
Fluid extract (1:
1) 10 - 30 drops three times daily.
Dry extract (5:
1) 300 mg three times
a
day.
Essential
oil deterpenado (see precautions) 2 to 5 drops three times daily, half an hour before meals on
a
sugar cube, or oily solution or an
alcoholic
. Capsules (25 mg / Ch. 1 to 4 daily) Suppositories (50 mg / sup. 1 to 3
a
day) Puffs dry. Inhalations wet (5 - 10 drops in 500 ml of hot water) Aerosols (1. 2 g per 50 cc. Preparation.
Syrup (5% extract fluid) 1 to 3 tablespoons
a
day.
External use:
Bathrooms:
with infusion of buds, or essence.
Essential
oil deterpenado: in the form of liniment, ointments or plasters.
Bibliography.
Bézanger - Beaunesque, L; Pinkas, M; Torck, M; Trotin,
F
. Medicinal plants of temperate Regions. Paris: Maloine, 1980, 26.
Paris, RR; Moyse, M. Summary of Matter Médicale. Take I. Paris: Masson, 1986, pp. 388 - 9.
Rivera,
D
; Obon,
C
. The Guide INCAFE of useful and Poisonous Plants of the
Iberian
Peninsula and the Balearics. Madrid: INCAFE, 1991, 205 - 6.
Villar, L; Palacín, JM; Calvo,
C
. Gomez,
D
; Montserrat, G. Medicinal Plants of the Aragonese Pyrenees and other tierrras Huesca. 2. Huesca: Provincial, 1992, 19.
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