MIRTO
MIRTO
Used Part.
The leaves.
Active Principles.
Essential
oil (0. 3%) mirtol, mirtenol, eucalyptol, cineol, pinene, canfeno; abundant tannins, Phloroglucinol complex resins.
Drug Action.
The tannins give it astringent properties (antidiarrheal healing) The
essential
oil, mainly by the presence of aldehydes and phloroglucinol, an action comparable to antiseptic and antibiotic penicillin and streptomycin versus Gram + Mulet, 1997: 281) It is also expectorant, eupéptico, hemostatic, digestive and slightly sedative.
Indications.
Pharyngitis
, laryngitis,
bronchitis
,
pulmonary emphysema
,
asthma
,
rhinitis
,
sinusitis
.
Cystitis
,
pyelonephritis
,
prostatitis
,
urethritis
. Topic: ear
infections
, vaginitis,
hemorrhoids
.
Contraindications.
Unless otherwise indicated, we recommend not to prescribe
essential
oils through internal during
pregnancy
, lactation,
children
under six years or patients with
gastritis
, gastric ulcers,
irritable bowel syndrome
,
ulcerative colitis
, Crohn's
disease
, hepatopathy,
epilepsy
,
Parkinson
and other neurological
diseases
.
Do not administer, or topically applied to
children
under six years old or people with
respiratory
allergies
or with known hypersensitivity to this or other
essential
oils.
Do not prescribe dosage forms with
alcoholic
content for oral administration in
children
under two years or consultants in the process of
alcohol
addiction
.
Side Effects.
Use the essence with caution, especially in
children
, for the possibility of occurrence of
allergic
reactions. By practicing preventive recommend
a
litmus test prior to the implementation of inhalations with
essential
oils: inhale for 15 seconds and wait 30 minutes.
Concentrated leaf infusions can cause digestive
disorders
accompanied by nausea and
headache
. The eceite
essential
in extraterapéuticas doses, can cause decay, nausea and
headache
(Mulet, 97)
Caution / Poisoning.
Take into account the
alcohol
content of the fluid extract and tincture.
Galenica forms / Dosage.
Internal use:
Infusion:
one teaspoon per cup of
coffee
(15 g / l) Infuse 15 minutes. Three cups
a
day.
Fluid extract (1:
1) 15 to 30 drops three times daily.
Tincture (1:
10) 50 - 100 drops, one to three times
a
day.
Essential
oil:
1 to 2 drops, three times
a
day,
a
cup of infusion or
alcohol
solution or oily before meals.
2 to 5 capsules per day (25 mg / capsule)
Suppositories (0, 25 - 0, 50 g / sup. One to three
a
day.
Aerosol
or inhalations: 1 g of substance in 50 ml of water.
A
practice previously litmus test (see precautions)
External use:
Infusion:
implemented in the form of towels, lotions, nasal instillations, otic or
vaginal
irrigations.
Bibliography.
Bézanger - Beauquesne, L; Pinkas, M; Torck, M. Dans la Plantes Les Thérapeutiques Moderne. 2. Paris: Maloine, 1986,
p
. 297.
Bézanger - Beauquesne, L; Pinkas, M; Torck, M; Trotin,
F
. Medicinal plants of temperate Regions. Paris: Maloine, 1980, pp. 219 - 20.
Le Floc'h,
E
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p
. 171.
Mulet, L. Toxic Plants of Valencia. Castellon:
Provincial, 1997, pp. 281 - 2.
Paris, RR; Moyse, M. Summary of Matter Médicale. Take II. Paris: Masson, 1967,
p
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D
; Obon,
C
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Iberian
Peninsula and the Balearics. Madrid: INCAFE, 1991, pp. 638 - 9.
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