STRAWBERRY
STRAWBERRY
English
:
Strawberry
.
French:
Fraise.
Of the
family
of the Rosaceae.
The leaves and especially the roots are astringent and diuretic. The fruit is refreshing.
Used Part.
The rhizome, roots and leaves.
Active Principles.
Leaves:
condensed tannins, flavones, flavonoids, leucoantocianósidos, traces of
essential
oil, small amounts of
ascorbic
acid,
alcohol
triterpenic: fraganol,
potassium
salts.
Roots:
tannins Catechists (12%) and pirogálicos;
alcohol
triterpenic: fraganol,
potassium
salts.
Fruits:
abundant anthocyanin derivatives,
essential
oil, pectin, Hetero (fragarósido)
Drug Action.
The astringent tannins define an action (antidiarrhoeal and local hemostatic)
potassium
salts, diuretic. The fruits, for their derivatives anthocyanin, produce
a
vitamin
P
.
Indications.
Leaves, roots:
diarrhea
, enterocolitis. States that require an increase in urine output: genitourinary
disorders
(
cystitis
,
urethritis
,
urethritis
,
pyelonephritis
, oliguria, urolithiasis) hiperazotemia, hyperuricemia, gout, high blood pressure, edema,
overweight
accompanied by fluid retention.
In topical (leaves) wounds and skin sores, mouth or
corneal
,
blepharitis
,
conjunctivitis
, parodontopatías,
pharyngitis
, eczema,
erythema
, pruritus, vulvovaginitis.
Fruits:
capillary fragility, varicose veins and
hemorrhoids
, food use.
Contraindications.
Leaves:
gastritis
, gastric ulcer: the tannins can irritate the gastric mucosa, this side effect can be offset by associating with drug mucilages, as the
marshmallow
.
Do not prescribe dosage forms with
alcoholic
content for oral administration in
children
under two years or consultants in the process of
alcohol
addiction
.
Side Effects.
Used by internal likely to give
a
reddish color to urine and feces, for the removal of pigments, lack of pathological significance.
The fruits contain glycoproteins that can result in people hypersensitive
allergy
.
Caution / Poisoning.
Ensure that the leaves and fruits from
organic
farming (intensive agricultural production requires the frequent application of insecticides and herbicides)
Take into account the
alcohol
content of the fluid extract and tincture.
Galenica forms / Dosage.
Internal use:
Decoction of roots and rhizomes:
20 g / l, boil 30 minutes, three or more cups
a
day.
Dry extract (5:
1) 0. 3 to 1. 8 g / day.
Fluid extract (1:
1) 20 - 40 drops, one to three times
a
day.
Tincture (1:
5) 50 - 100 drops, one to three times
a
day.
Fruits:
food use, syrups.
External use:
Decoction of leaves:
30 g / l, infuse 10 minutes, in bathrooms, towels, mouthwash, gargarismos, eye drops or eye baths (isotonizar) or
vaginal
washings.
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