CEDAR
CEDAR
Used Part.
The leaves.
Active Principles.
Used species Cedrus atlantica and
C
. libani, for its
essential
oil content.
Drug Action.
The
essential
oil
has
antiseptic properties, especially at the level of the airways.
Indications.
Disorders
of the
respiratory
tract:
pharyngitis
,
bronchitis
,
sinusitis
,
influenza
, colds.
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.
Side Effects.
Through the skin the
essential
oil can be dermocáustico. Orally, in high doses can be neurotoxic.
Caution / Poisoning.
By practicing preventive recommend
a
litmus test prior to the implementation of inhalations with
essential
oils: inhale for 15 seconds and wait 30 minutes.
Galenica forms / Dosage.
Essential
oil: one to three drops on
a
sugar cube, two or three times
a
day. Capsules (25 to 50 mg / caps. 2 or 3
a
day. Suppositories (10 to 40 mg / sup. 1 to 3
a
day.
Bibliography.
Bézanger - Beauquesne, L; Pinkas, M; Torck, M. Dans la Plantes Les Thérapeutiques Moderne. 2. Paris: Maloine, 1986, pp. 124 - 5.
Bézanger - Beauquesne, L; Pinkas, M; Torck, M; Trotin,
F
. Medicinal plants of temperate Regions. Paris: Maloine, 1980,
p
. 27.
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