BUCKTHORN
BUCKTHORN
Used Part.
The fruits.
Active Principles.
Abundant
vitamin
C
(greater content as the
lemon
and pink canine) mucilages, carotenoids, flavonoids glycosides,
organic
acids.
Drug Action.
General tonic,
vitamin
astringent (antidiarrheal healing) demulcent, anti - inflammatory, lipid.
Indications.
Asthenia
, convalescence, adjuvant treatments in Anti -
anemia
.
Gastritis
,
gastroenteritis
. Hyperlipidaemias, prevention of
arteriosclerosis
.
Contraindications.
Do not prescribe dosage forms with
alcoholic
content for oral administration in
children
under two years or consultants in the process of
alcohol
addiction
.
Caution / Poisoning.
Take into account the
alcohol
content of the extract fluid from the dye and syrup.
Galenica forms / Dosage.
Infusion:
40 - 50 grams of fresh fruit per
liter
. Infuse 30 minutes, two or three cups
a
day.
Fluid extract (1:
1) 15 - 30 drops, one to three times
a
day.
Tincture (1:
5) 30 - 50 drops, one to three times
a
day.
Syrup (15% extract fluid) 2 or 3 tablespoons per day.
Bibliography.
Bézanger - Beaunesque, L; Pinkas, M; Torck, M; Trotin,
F
. Medicinal plants of temperate Regions. Paris: Maloine, 1980,
p
. 217.
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