Adonis vernalis (ADONIS VERNAL)
Adonis vernalis (ADONIS VERNAL)
Other names:
Castilian:
Adonis vernal
.
French:
Adonis
,
Adonis
du printemps.
Gold button
.
English
: Pheasant's eye,
Adonis
.
German
: Adonisröschen, frühlingsteufelsauge.
Dutch:
voorjaarsadonis, duivelsoog.
Italian:
Adonide primaverile, Fior d'Adone.
Used Part.
Sumidades the air.
Active Principles.
Heterósidos cardenólido
cardiac
rate (0. 1 - 0. 4%) Cimarosa, adonitoxósido. Mineral salts.
Organic
acids. Carotenoids. Flavonoids: adonivernitina.
Drug Action.
The cardenólidos confer
cardiac
properties, and antiarrhytmic diuretic, action reinforced by the presence of flavonoids.
Indications.
Congestive heart
failure
, tachycardia,
arrhythmias
, extrasistolia. Rest periods of treatments digitalis (cumulatively have less action on the myocardium that the
digital
)
Contraindications.
Heterósidos
cardiac
treatment with quinidine, thiazide diuretics or laxatives Anthraquinone (you can produce an enhancement of its action and in case of overdose, an investment of
cardiac
effect)
Do not prescribe dosage forms with
alcohol
content to
children
under two years or consultants in the process of
alcohol
addiction
.
Caution / Poisoning.
Should only be used under medical specialist. We recommend using digitalis to use.
The whole plant is toxic due to the presence of
cardiac
glycosides.
Take into account the
alcohol
content of the fluid extract and tincture.
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