AMERICAN MANDRAGORA
podófilopodophyllum peltatum
AMERICAN MANDRAGORA
podófilopodophyllum peltatum
Other Names:
American
Mandrake, Wild
Lemon
.
It
has
no relationship with the European mandrake, the
family
of Solanaceae. The European mandrake is
a
toxic plant, similar in its shares to the deadly nightshade, and lacking in medicinal applications at present. In the eastern countries
was
attributed the virtue of promoting
fertility
.
Habitat:
meadows
and forests of the Atlantic region of North
America
. No one grows up in Europe.
Description:
herbaceous plant of the
family
of Berberidáceas, which reaches up to 50 cm in height. Its fruit is
a
berry
yellow
very
aromatic
.
Used parts:
the resin from the root (podofilino)
Properties and indications:
Native Americans used the podofilino (resin from the root of
PODÓFILO
) since ancient times, from 1820 and included in the composition of various pharmaceutical preparations.
Its active ingredient, the Podophyllotoxin, at low doses acts as
a
strong
purgative
,
but
very well tolerated. It also
has
effect colagogo (empty the gallbladder) It
has
recently been discovered that
has
a
podofilino Mitomycin (prevents cell division) which
has
begun to use successfully in the treatment of condylomata acuminata, warts, papillomas and other viral
tumors
of the skin. Is being investigated its application in the treatment of
cancer
.
Use:
ingestion of 0. 25 to 0. 5 grams. Root, or 50 to 100 milligrams of podofilino, causing an evacuation scheduled to have taken 12 hours.
In the skin, podofilino resin, is applied in the form of pharmaceutical preparations. These preparations containing an oily suspension of the resin mixed with paraffin. To that effect, enough to put
a
few drops daily resin podofilino on the affected part of the skin.
Precautions:
High doses can cause violent
diarrhea
and even death.
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