Cañaveras
arundo donax
Cañaveras
arundo donax
Used Part.
The rhizome.
Active Principles.
Resin,
essential
oil, sugars. Minerals: silica,
calcium
,
potassium
. Traces of alkaloids: bufotenidina, bufotenina, dihidrobufotenina, donaxina, donaraxina.
Drug Action.
Popularly used as
a
diuretic, diaphoretic, "purifying" galactófuga, anti - inflammatory and hemostatic local.
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. Hypersecretion milk.
Contraindications.
Pregnancy
,
breast
feeding (it attaches an inhibitory effect of breastfeeding) low blood pressure.
Do not prescribe dosage forms with
alcohol
content to
children
under two years or consultants in the process of
alcohol
addiction
.
Side Effects.
The fresh plant, by
contact
with the skin moist and subsequent exposure to sunlight may trigger photosensitivity phenomena.
Caution / Poisoning.
Curaremiméticos indole alkaloids present in the flowers (and to
a
lesser extent in the rhizome) are hypotensive and
depress
respiration (Mulet, 1997)
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
.
Take into account the
alcohol
content of the fluid extract and tincture.
Galenica forms / Dosage.
Decoction:
one tablespoon per cup of dessert, boil 15 minutes. One to three cups
a
day.
Fluid extract (1:
1) 30 - 50 drops, one to three times
a
day.
Tincture (1:
5) 50 - 100 drops, one to three times
a
day.
Bibliography.
Bézanger - Beauquesne, L; Pinkas, M; Torck, M; Trotin,
F
. Medicinal plants of temperate Regions. Paris: Maloine, 1980,
p
. 42.
Le Floc'h,
E
. Etude Ethnobotanique une contribution to the Flore Tunisienne. Imprimerie officielle de la République Tunisienne, 1983,
p
. 51 - 2.
Mulet, L. Ethnobotanical survey of the province of Castellon. Castellon: Provincial, 1991,
p
. 79.
Mulet, L. Toxic Plants of Valencia. Castellon:
Provincial, 1997, pp. 86 - 7.
Peris, JB; Stübing, G; Figuerola, R. Guide to Medicinal Plants of Valencia. Valencia: Las Provincias, 1996,
p
. 337.
Van Hellemont, J. Compendium of Phytothérapie. Bruxelles: Association Pharmaceutique Belge, 1986,
p
. 52.
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
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