CAYEPUT
CAYEPUT
Castilian:
cayeput
.
English
: cajeput tree, punk tree, swamp
tea
tree, paper back, white
tea
tree.
This is
a
tree that grows to 20 meters high
has
a
very thick bark, its leaves are narrow and ovaloide on both sides, the flowers are
almost
always white.
Used Part.
The fresh leaves and bark of young branches.
Active Principles.
Essential
oil (1%) rich in cineol or eucalyptol, l - pinene, terpineol, l - limonene, dipentene, aldehydes (valeraldehido, benzaldehyde) Sesquiterpenes, azulenes. The bark contains betulin acid.
Drug Action.
Worming, antiseptic, antibiotic, antifungal,
Carmine
, emollient, expectorant, analgesic, rubefaciente, Estomáquico.
Indications.
Cystitis
,
urethritis
.
Flatulence
,
gastroenteritis
,
gastrointestinal
spasms.
Intestinal
parasites.
Bronchitis
, laryngitis,
pharyngitis
,
influenza
, colds.
In topical use:
osteo inflammation,
rhinitis
, odontalgias, dermatomycosis, eczema,
acne
,
psoriasis
.
Contraindications.
Unless otherwise indicated, we recommend not to prescribe
essential
oils through internal during
pregnancy
, lactation,
children
under six years or patients with
gastritis
, gastric ulcers,
irritable bowel syndrome
,
ulcerative colitis
, Crohn's
disease
, hepatopathy,
epilepsy
,
Parkinson
and other neurological
diseases
.
Do not administer, or topically applied to
children
under six years old or people with
respiratory
allergies
or with known hypersensitivity to this or other
essential
oils.
Caution / Poisoning.
Prescribe the
essential
oil with caution, especially in
children
, for the possibility of occurrence of
allergic
reactions or bronchospasm. Topically can cause
contact
dermatitis
. By practicing preventive recommend
a
test of
tolerance
prior to the implementation of inhalations with
essential
oils: inhale for 15 seconds and wait 30 minutes.
Galenica forms / Dosage.
Internal use:
Essential
oil (see above paragraphs)
1 - 3 drops on
a
sugar cube, two or three times
a
day.
Capsules (25 to 50 mg / caps. 2 or 3
a
day.
Suppositories (10 mg / sup. 1 to 3
a
day.
Inhalations wet (5 to 10 drops in half
a
liter
of warm water)
Aerosols (1. 2 g per 50 ml of preparation)
Fluid extract (1:
1) 20 - 50 drops, one to three times
a
day.
Tincture (1:
5) 50 - 100 drops, one to three times
a
day.
External use:
Ointment (10 - 20% extract fluid) or friction of
alcohol
solution, in
rheumatic
pain, or topical application in ichthyosis,
psoriasis
and other skin
diseases
.
Anti
dental
pain: apply
a
drop
of substance embedded in
a
cotton
swab
on the grinding wheel careada.
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