CARDO MARINO
silybum marianum
CARDO MARINO
silybum marianum
English
:
Thistle
, St Mary's
thistle
.
French:
Marie Chardon.
Raises blood pressure. Against
asthma
attacks
and those of hay fever.
Headaches
.
Used Part.
Dried fruit (achenes)
Active Principles.
Silimarina (1, 5 - 3%) mixture of flavolignanos (silibina, silidianina, silicristina) in addition to other flavonoids: kenferol, taxifolina, apigenósido. Oil, with
a
high proportion of linoleic acid (60%) oleic and palmitic;
tocopherol
, stigmasterol, campestrol, sitosterol. Tyramine;
protein
(20 - 34%) mucilages.
Drug Action.
Appetizer, colagogo, hepatoprotective, especially preventive effect) digestive, hemostatic, Venotónico, diuretic, antipyretic, anti.
Indications.
Hepatobiliary insufficiency, acute and
chronic
hepatitis
,
cirrhosis
,
liver
and gall
bladder
dyskinesias. Inappetence,
dyspepsia
hiposecretoras. Bleeds: hematuria,
epistaxis
, metrorragias;
flu
, colds,
cystitis
, urolithiasis, oliguria.
Contraindications.
Hypertension
, treatment with MAOIs (see precautions) 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 may cause
contact
dermatitis
.
Caution / Poisoning.
For its content in tyramine can trigger hypertensive crisis in patients who are undergoing treatment with antidepressant MAOI.
Take into account the
alcohol
content of the fluid extract and tincture.
Galenica forms / Dosage.
Infusion:
one tablespoon per cup of dessert. Infuse for 10 minutes.
A
cup before meals.
Fluid extract (1:
1) 25 - 50 drops, one to three times
a
day. In cases of
chronic
hepatitis
have been linked to very good results, in equal parts, with extract from Ribes nigrum.
Tincture (1:
10) 50 - 100 drops, one to three times
a
day between meals.
Dry extract (5:
1) 0. 5 to 1 g / day.
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