ALAMO BLACK

alamo negro populus nigra

ALAMO BLACK
alamo negro populus nigra

Family: Salicaceae.

Etymology: Populus, the Latin name of the old poplar or aspen. Nigra, Latin, black, alluding to the black ribs that form in the crust over the years.

Description: deciduous tree of over 20 m in height, trunk right, thick bark smooth, greyish, that eventually broke down in the longitudinal, formed between the cracks some ribs blackish color. Copa wide. Leaves with petiole 2 - 6 cm. long, laterally compressed, something tomentose when young. Limbo green on both sides, on a triangular - ovate or ovate - rhombic, acuminate, scalloped edge - sawing. The young leaves something different in form. The amentos appear before the leaves in the months of February to March. The fruit is a capsule wrapped in brown seeds with abundant white fuzz.

Place of origin: North Africa, Europe, Central and East Asia.

Data crop: It multiplies easily by cuttings of young wood and also for seeds, although these may not be stored. Very rapid growth. Due to the deepening of its main root, it must be ensured water in the subsoil. For the rest it is not very demanding in soils. Retalla very well after the heavy pruning. Wood used in carpentry and light pulp. Widely used is the CV. italica (Populus italica Moench) Lombardy poplar named, to carry very narrow, almost pyramidal or columnar. The leaves are very acuminate and wider than long.

Used Part.

The buds and bark (charcoal)

Active Principles.

Traces of essential oil, with Caryophyllene; flavonoids: crucible, tectocrisol, galanga, Querceta, Ramnäs; salipopulósido (saliciltremuloína, salicina) tannins.

Drug Action.

Uricosuric diuretic, urinary antiseptic, sudorific.

Balsamic, expectorant.

In external use, pain, healing.

The charcoal acts as an antidote - neutralizing some of poisoning and as antidiarrheal, for its effect adsorvente and absorbing.

Indications.

States that require an increase in urine output: genitourinary disorders (cystitis, ureteritis, urethritis, pyelonephritis, oliguria, urolithiasis) hiperazotemia, hyperuricemia, gout, high blood pressure, edema, overweight accompanied by fluid retention.

Pharyngitis, bronchitis, emphysema, asthma.

In topical use: wounds, hemorrhoids, burns and rheumatic pain.

Charcoal, in diarrhea, meteorism and poisoning.

Contraindications.

No alcoholic extracts prescribed to children under two years or consultants in the process of alcohol addiction.

Caution / Poisoning.

Take into account the alcohol content of the fluid extract, tincture and syrup.

The use of diuretics in the presence of hypertension or heart disease, should be done only by prescription and under medical supervision, given the possibility of occurrence of decompensation or tension, if the elimination of potassium is considerable, enhancing the effect of cardiac.

Galenica forms / Dosage.

Infusion: two tablespoons in a pint of water. Infuse 10 minutes. Take during the day.

Fluid extract (1: 1) 30 to 50 drops, three to five times a day.

Tincture (1: 10) 50 - 100 drops, one to three times a day.

Syrup (3% extract fluid) 1 to 5 tablespoons per day.

Macerated glycerin (Dilution homeopathic D1) 50 drops three times daily.

Charcoal: one or two tablets or one or two teaspoons of coffee, one to three times a day.

External use:

Infusion (outbreaks) or decoction (bark) applied in the form of washes or towels.

Ointment with fluid extract or glycolic.

Bibliography.

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