CACHURRERA MINOR
xanthium spinosum
CACHURRERA MINOR
xanthium spinosum
Used Part.
The stems and leaves.
Active Principles.
Heterósidos:
xantoestrumarina. Caféico acids and coumarin; quercetin.
Essential
oil, resin. Traces of alkaloids. In the seeds: linoleic acid. In the fruits: beta - sitosterol.
Drug Action.
Plant poorly studied. Popularly used as
a
diuretic,
sudorific
, sialagogo, anti - inflammatory, astringent (antidiarrheal, healing) or mild laxative (as areas) spasmolytic, antiseptic, antipyretic and hepatoprotective.
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.
Diarrhea
.
Flu
, colds. Cleaning and disinfecting wounds.
Contraindications.
Pregnancy
, infancy, young
children
(oral) by the presence of alkaloids.
Caution / Poisoning.
Is popularly believed that inhibits
female
fertility
and that may have depressive effects.
Galenica forms / Dosage.
Infusion:
One tablespoon per cup dessert, infuse 10 minutes. Two or three cups
a
day, after meals.
Bibliography.
Gupta, MP. 270 Medicinal Plants Ibero -
American
. Santafe de Bogota: Latin
American
Program of
Science
and
Technology
for
Development
(CYTED) 1995, pp. 168 - 71.
Mulet, L. Toxic Plants of Valencia. Castellon:
Provincial, 1997,
p
. 466.
Peris, JB; Stübing, G; Figuerola, R. Guide to Medicinal Plants of Valencia. Valencia: Las Provincias, 1996,
p
. 133.
Villar, L; Palacín, JM; Calvo,
C
. Gomez,
D
; Montserrat, G. Medicinal Plants of the Aragonese Pyrenees and other tierrras Huesca. 2. Huesca: Provincial, 1992,
p
. 273.
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