Lepidi
Lepidi
Used Part.
Sumidades the air.
Active Principles.
The whole plant
has
an essentially
sulfur
, with
a
bencilglucosinolato. In the seed
has
been isolated mirosina.
Drug Action.
Diuretic, aperitive,
gastrointestinal
,
stomach
tonic, analgesic, anti - inflammatory.
Indications.
Popularly:
urolithiasis, inappetence,
dyspepsia
hiposecretoras, oliguria,
cystitis
, vulvovaginitis, odontalgias and neuralgia.
Contraindications.
Hypothyroidism
: The
lepidio
contains bencilglucosinolato. Many glucosinolates exerted on the human body is an antithyroid effect, inducing goitre.
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.
Popularly recommended in discontinuities.
Often confused and even equated with the
Herniaria
glabra (
hernia
or
rompepiedras
)
Take into account the
alcohol
content of the fluid extract and tincture.
Galenica forms / Dosage.
Infusion of leaves, one tablespoon per cup of dessert, infuse 10 minutes. Two or three cups
a
day.
Fluid extract (1:
1) 20 - 40 drops, one to three times
a
day.
Tincture (1:
10) 50 - 100 drops, one to three times
a
day.
NOTE:
As
a
diuretic should prescribe in the form of discontinuous treatments.
External use:
Infusion:
implemented in the form of washes, towels or
vaginal
irrigations.
As analgesic:
poultice of crushed fresh leaves in odontalgias and sciatica.
Use
a
food: salads.
Bibliography.
Rivera,
D
; Obon,
C
. The Guide INCAFE of useful and Poisonous Plants of the
Iberian
Peninsula and the Balearics. Madrid: INCAFE, 1991, pp. 477 - 8.
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