GATUN
GATUN
English
: Restharrow.
French:
Bugrane.
From the
family
of legumes.
Diuretic. Catarrh of the
bladder
and
urinary
tract.
Kidney Stones
. Articular rheumatism.
Used Part.
The roots and flowering tops.
Active Principles.
Essential
oil - rich transanetol, menthol and carvone. Isoflavonoids: Onon. Triterpenes: alpha - onocerina. Phytosterols (beta - sitosterol) Tannins.
Drug Action.
Diuretic, and saluretics azotúrico,
sudorific
, astringent (antidiarrheal healing) colagogo.
Indications.
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.
Hepatobiliary dyskinesias, cholecystitis.
Contraindications.
Decompensated heart
failure
and
kidney
.
Obstruction of bile.
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.
In order for the diuretic effect is greater, we recommend prescribing treatments in the form of discrete (eight to ten days, followed by
a
similar
period
of rest)
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
tension
.
Take into account the
alcohol
content of the fluid extract and tincture.
Galenica forms / Dosage.
Internal use:
Infusion (flowering tops) one tablespoon per cup of dessert, infuse 10 minutes, three cups
a
day.
Decoction (roots) 10 - 20 g / l, simmer 5 minutes. Three cups
a
day, after meals.
Fluid extract (1:
1) 30 - 50 drops, one to three times
a
day.
Tincture (1:
10) 50 - 100 drops, two or three times
a
day.
Dry extract (5:
1) 300 mg / capsule, 1 to 3
a
day.
External use:
Infusion (flowering tops) in the form of gargarismos.
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p
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D
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E
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.
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