GUALANDAY
jacaranda coerulea l.
GUALANDAY
jacaranda coerulea l.
Names in Spanish:
flower
cross.
Common
name in
English
: jacaranda; palisander, palissandre (the latter two names correspond to the species Jacaranda cuspidifolia which
has
the same uses in traditional medicine that
gualanday
, mimosifolia J.
D
. Don)
Tree of 20 meters. high and further trunk of 50 cm. diameter gray yellowish - white, well - branched, erect and elongated cup. Leaves opposite of some 26 cm. long, pinnate with numerous leaflets, wigs in the beam and vellosos on underside; blossoms about 4 cm. long and 1. 5 cm. wide, blue and something raped in terminal panicles of about 15 mm. long, Campanula corolla tube widened at the base; ouisram stamens, with segments of 1 / 5; capsular fruit, ovoid depressed, winged seeds rough, dark.
Propagation:
mostly by seed,
but
no other method is widely used by stake.
Uses reported by the oral tradition:
The
Gualanday
is one of the
remedies
that fame
has
more to cure ailments syphilitic, combat skin ailments, nerve and bone pain. Also cure
hemorrhoids
, the
varices
, the various
disorders
of the
liver
, eczema, boils and everything to do with the impurities from the blood.
Drugs approved:
leaves (
though
the crust is the drug most rich in active ingredients)
Source
and other aspects: from tropical
America
, mainly in northern South
America
. It is grown as an ornamental plant in many parts of the world.
Uses in traditional medicine:
the decoction of the root is used as
a
diaphoretic. The syrup of the root is used particularly against venereal
disease
and furunculosis ensures that within
a
week cures furunculosis; also be used against
hemorrhoids
, the
varices
,
disorders
of the
liver
, eczema and impurities from the blood. The decoction of the bark or root is used in washing to heal ulcers (including venereal)
arthritis
, varicose veins,
chickenpox
, rebels sores, wounds and Scrofulosorum. By mouth is used to cure
syphilis
,
gonorrhea
,
diabetes
, bone pain, rheumatism and
arthritis
; in the form of gargarismos, to heal the ailments of the throat. The syrup or decoction of the leaves or bark, taken orally or applied in hot baths on the affected part, is considered
a
remedy to alleviate the
chronic
syphilis
and
gonorrhea
, as well as other
sexually
transmitted
diseases
, skin and
rheumatic
; also chancros, the bubo, inveterate ulcers of the mouth, impetigo,
psoriasis
, the furunculosis, the Phlegmonosum,
hemorrhoids
, the
varices
, the eczema,
disorders
of the
liver
, nerve and bone pain; to regularize the
menstruation
and as
a
diuretic, purified from the blood, and anti
vulnerary
. The decoction of the leaves or bark is used orally against ulcers and externally is used in
vaginal
washings. Dust from the dried leaves, sprinkled over ulcers is used as
a
disinfectant.
Chemical composition:
acid jacaranda, jacaranona acid jacoumárico, Ursola acid and other substances.
Properties
gualanday
scientifically tested: the extract of the leaves is
a
potent antiseptic in vitro cultivation of Stafilococcus aureus and Neisseria gonorrheae. In cases of impetigo child, with the use of the extract in the form of an ointment, there is
a
total resolution of the lesion in
a
span of 48 hours. The lotion
gualanday
show
activity
on
acne
. The Jacaranda behaves as antitumor agent (Piñeros and Others, 1988)
Recommendations:
almost
all species of the genus Jacaranda are frequently used as medicinal plants in Colombia, also applied to them more or less the same therapeutic properties. When the preparation is used externally, and only in such cases, we recommend mixing it with
potassium
iodide to increase its share.
Warnings:
In no case can be prepared ingest mixed with
potassium
iodide, these are only for external use or washes. In general, the use must be outside because the
Gualanday
is cytotoxic (Ogura, 1977)
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