APRICOT
APRICOT
Used Part.
The fruits.
Active Principles.
Fruits:
pectin, citric acid and malic acids, beta - carotene,
thiamin
,
riboflavin
,
niacin
,
ascorbic acid
, flavonoids: licopina, Querceta, isoquercitrósido; sugars: xylose, fructose, glucose, sucrose, sorbitol. Traces of
essential
oil: mirceno, limonene,
p
- cymene, terpineol, geranial, geraniol.
Seeds:
Protos, lipids, B vitamins, carbohydrates, phenolic acids: caféico,
p
- coumarin, ferúlico. Heterósidos cianogenéticos: amygdalin. Tannins.
Drug Action.
Pectin is
a
regulator of
intestinal
transit: mild laxative (increases the size of fecal bolus, for fluid retention) demulcent, protective mucous membranes. The
apricot
is characterized also by its contribution
vitamin
. The oil obtained from seeds is emollient.
The essence of
apricot
is used as flavoring.
Indications.
Constipation,
vitamin
deficiency
, convalescence. In topical use, as moisturizing skin
dermatitis
, dry skin, aging skin, ichthyosis.
Galenica forms / Dosage.
Use
a
food (
apricot
) ad libitum.
External use:
glycolic extract in the form of creams, ointments and gels.
Bibliography.
Bézanger - Beauquesne, L; Pinkas, M; Torck, M. Dans la Plantes Les Thérapeutiques Moderne. 2. Paris: Maloine, 1986,
p
. 351.
James,
A
; Duke, Ph.
D
. Handbook of Medicinal Herbs. 5. Boca Raton,
Florida
: CRC Press, 1987, pp. 394 - 5.
Valnet, J. Treatment of
disease
by the
vegetables
, fruits and cereals. Madrid: Reus, 1973, pp. 131 - 2.
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