Acerola
crataegus azarolus l.
Acerola
crataegus azarolus l.
Used Part.
The fruits.
Active Principles.
Abundant dihidroascórbico and
ascorbic
acid,
vitamin A
,
thiamin
,
riboflavin
,
niacin
and minerals in the fruits. Abundant coumarin in the leaves.
Drug Action.
Nutrition
(this is one of the fruits with higher
vitamin
content)
Indications.
Prevention of colds and
flu
,
a
dietary supplement, especially during
pregnancy
, nursing, convalescent and times of growth.
It is also used as
a
substitute Albar
hawthorn
(
Crataegus monogyna
)
Galenica forms / Dosage.
Food use ad libitum.
Bibliography.
Le Floc'h,
E
. Etude Ethnobotanique une contribution to the Flore Tunisienne. Imprimerie officielle de la République Tunisienne, 1983,
p
. 111.
Rivera,
D
; Obon,
C
. The Guide INCAFE of useful and Poisonous Plants of the
Iberian
Peninsula and the Balearics. Madrid: INCAFE, 1991,
p
. 571.
WICHTL, M.
Herbal
Drugs and Phytopharmaceutical.
A
Handbook for Practice on
a
scientific basis. Stuttgart: Medpharm Scientific Publishers, 1994, pp. 162; 165.
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