VAT
VAT
Used Part.
Sumidades the air.
Active Principles.
Abundant tannins. Heterósidos iridoideos:
Aucuba (derived harpágido) Acids fenolcarboxílicos: caféico, chlorogenic. Ajugarina.
Drug Action.
Popularly is considered astringent (antidiarrheal healing) and stimulating appetite.
Indications.
Diarrhea
. Inappetence.
In topical use:
wounds and skin sores, mouth or
corneal
,
blepharitis
,
conjunctivitis
, parodontopatías,
pharyngitis
,
dermatitis
,
erythema
, pruritus, vulvovaginitis.
Contraindications.
Gastritis
, gastroduodenal ulcer: tannins can irritate the gastric mucosa. This side effect can be offset by associating with drug mucilages, as the
marshmallow
.
Galenica forms / Dosage.
Internal use:
Infusion:
one tablespoon per cup of dessert, infuse 10 minutes. Two or three cups
a
day.
External use:
Infusion:
one tablespoon per cup soup. Apply in the form of washes, packs, mouthwash, gargarismos, eye baths (isotonizar) or
vaginal
irrigations.
Bibliography.
Bruneton, J. Elements of Phytochemistry and Pharmacognosy. Zaragoza: Acribia, 1991,
p
. 184.
Le Floc'h,
E
. Etude Ethnobotanique une contribution to the Flore Tunisienne. Imprimerie officielle de la République Tunisienne, 1983,
p
. 203 - 4.
Peris, JB; Stübing, G; Figuerola, R. Guide to Medicinal Plants of Valencia. Valencia: Las Provincias, 1996,
p
. 189.
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