SUNFLOWER
SUNFLOWER
Used Part.
The achenes with their seeds.
Active Principles.
Petals:
fitosterina, betaine, quercetin, hill, anthocyanin pigments, faradiol, arnidiol,
phosphorus
,
calcium
.
Seeds:
The oil contains linoleic acid, oleic, palmitic, stearic, Araque, lecithin, phenolic acids: chlorogenic, caféico; carotenoids.
Drug Action.
The oil present in the seeds, because of its content in polyunsaturated fatty acids, lipid - lowering properties and gives it antiateromatosas, besides having
a
great nutritional value. In topical use is emollient. The flowers and leaves are considered antipiréticas.
Indications.
Oil:
arteriosclerosis
,
hypercholesterolemia
, dry eczema,
Dyshidrosis
, dry skin, ichthyosis,
psoriasis
, burns.
Petals, leaves fever,
influenza
, colds.
Decoción popularly used the seed to combat anxiety and
headaches
.
Galenica forms / Dosage.
Seeds,
sunflower
oil: food use or topical.
Infusion (leaves, flowers) One tablespoon per cup dessert. Three
a
day.
Bibliography.
Benigni, R; Capra,
C
; Cattorini,
P
. Piante Medicinali. Chimica, Pharmacology and Therapy. Milano: Inverni & Della Beffa, 1962, pp. 691 - 2.
Bézanger - Beauquesne, L; Pinkas, M; Torck, M; Trotin,
F
. Medicinal plants of temperate Regions. Paris: Maloine, 1980,
p
. 402.
Mulet, L. Ethnobotanical survey of the province of Castellon. Castellon: Provincial, 1991, pp. 207 - 8.
Paris, RR; Moyse, M. Summary of Matter Médicale. Take III. Paris: Masson, 1971,
p
. 471.
Peris, JB; Stübing, G; Figuerola, R. Guide to Medicinal Plants of Valencia. Valencia: Las Provincias, 1996,
p
. 111.
Villar, L; Palacín, JM; Calvo,
C
. Gomez,
D
; Montserrat, G. Medicinal Plants of the Aragonese Pyrenees and other tierrras Huesca. 2. Huesca: Provincial, 1992,
p
. 261.
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