Catalpa
bignonia catalpa
Catalpa
bignonia catalpa
Family
: Bignoniáceas.
Description:
In tribute to J.
P
. Bignon, botanist. Tree up to 10 - 12 m tall, upright stems, bark something cracked. The leaves are large and are equipped with
a
long petiole, have the slightest edge entire sharp and
almost
devoid of hair. The flowers are tubular and bell - shaped, white, fragrant, clustered in terminal spikes. The chalice is bilabiado; Corolla, pentalobulada. The fruit is
a
siliqua, with two flaps, Lengthened, which contains many seeds flattened and measured 50 cm. The tree comes from North
America
and is cultivated in warm regions of Europe. The parties used the bark and fruits.
Chemical compounds:
Catalpina acid,
p
- oxibenzoico and protocaquético.
Febrífugo properties, slightly narcotic, sedative,
asthma
attack
.
How to use:
Decoction extract soft and watery.
Note:
The tree is widely cultivated for its rapid
development
, to imprison the soft
ground
.
Has
been used as
a
substitute for quinine in the fevers of the marshes as well as eye drops, much appreciated in trachoma and
conjunctivitis
, in the form of distilled water of the fruit, along with the
Euphrasius
and rude. The roots should not be used because they are poisonous. It
has
been observed that the catalpina, plus
a
sedative action,
has
some slight narcotic effects that do not lead ever in the stupor and therefore it
has
been used to advantage in preparations to combat whooping cough in
children
.
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