FRESNO VIZCALLA
fraxinus excelsior
FRESNO VIZCALLA
fraxinus excelsior
Used Part.
The leaves (leaflets) the occasional bark.
Active Principles.
Leaves:
Polyphenols: gálicos abundant tannins and catechists, flavonoids (rutoside, quercitrósido) Abundant mannitol,
inositol
. Iridoides and traces of coumarin (fraxósido)
Crust:
abundant heterósidos coumarin (fraxinol, fraxósido, fraxidósido, esculósido) tannins, mannitol.
Drug Action.
Leaves:
have
a
diuretic action (uricosuric - saluretics)
sudorific
, analgesic, anti - inflammatory,
vulnerary
(healing) and Vasoprotectives venotónica. The mannitol is osmotic laxative.
Crust:
antipyretic. Popularly used as anthelmintic and astrigente.
Indications.
Leaves:
States that require an increase in urine output: genitourinary
disorders
(
cystitis
, ureteritis,
urethritis
,
pyelonephritis
, oliguria, urolithiasis) hiperazotemia, hyperuricemia, gout, high blood pressure, edema,
overweight
accompanied by fluid retention. Varicose veins, haemorrhoids.
Flu
, colds. Constipation.
Crust:
febrile
syndromes (
flu
, colds) Oxyuriasis, wounds, skin ulcerations.
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.
The use of diuretics in the presence of
hypertension
or heart
disease
, should be done only by prescription and under medical supervision, given the possibility of occurrence of decompensation or
tension
, if the elimination of
potassium
is considerable, enhancing the effect of
cardiac
.
Take into account the
alcohol
content of the fluid extract and tincture.
Galenica forms / Dosage.
Internal use:
Infusion (leaflets) 10 to 30 g / l, infuse 10 minutes, 250 - 500 cc / day.
Decoction (bark) 20 g / l, boil 10 minutes. Two or three cups
a
day.
Fluid extract (1:
1) 10 to 30 drops three times daily.
Tincture (1:
10) 50 - 100 drops, two or three times
a
day.
Syrup (10% extract fluid) one to three tablespoons
a
day.
Dry extract (5:
1) 0. 3 to 1 g / day.
External use:
Decoction (leaflets) 40 g / l, boil 15 minutes. Apply in
vulnerary
as towels, and analgesic.
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