BEEF TONGUE
BEEF TONGUE
Used Part.
The leaves and flowers.
Active Principles.
Plant poorly studied. Contains mucilages,
potassium
salts,
organic
acids and phenolic (litospérmico) Some authors suggest the possibility that contains alkaloids (cinoglosina, consolicina) allantoin and possibly alkaloids pirrolizidínicos, like other borragináceas.
Drug Action.
Popularly used as antitussive, demulcent, anti - inflammatory, diuretic and
sudorific
.
Indications.
Flu
, colds,
bronchitis
. In topical use:
dermatitis
, ichthyosis,
psoriasis
, bruises, bruises.
Contraindications.
Pregnancy
, infancy,
children
, patients with hepatopathy.
Side Effects.
The alkaloids pirrolizidínicos are hepatotoxic and carcinogenic.
Caution / Poisoning.
The cinoglosina produces
a
paralyzing action.
Galenica forms / Dosage.
Infusion:
one tablespoon per cup of dessert, three or more cups
a
day. In topical use, apply in the form of washes or cataplasms on the affected area.
Bibliography.
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p
. 74.
Bézanger - Beauquesne, L; Pinkas, M; Torck, M; Trotin,
F
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p
. 278.
Le Floc'h,
E
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Mulet, L. Ethnobotanical survey of the province of Castellon. Castellon: Provincial, 1991,
p
. 62.
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Provincial, 1997,
p
. 69.
Rivera,
D
; Obon,
C
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Iberian
Peninsula and the Balearics. Madrid: INCAFE, 1991, pp. 829 - 31.
Van Hellemont, J. Compendium of Phytothérapie. Bruxelles: Association Pharmaceutique Belge, 1986, pp. 29 - 30.
Villar, L; Palacín, JM; Calvo,
C
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D
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