ELM
ELM
Used Part.
The bark of the branches of one to two years.
Active Principles.
Abundant tannins. Mucilages urónica of
nature
. Phytosterols (
cholesterol
, campestrol, beta - sitosterol, citrostadienol. Lactones Sesquiterpenes.
Calcium
oxalate.
Drug Action.
Astringent (antidiarrheal healing) demulcent, anti - inflammatory.
Indications.
Diarrhea
. In topical use: wounds and skin sores, mouth or
corneal
,
blepharitis
,
conjunctivitis
, parodontopatías,
pharyngitis
,
dermatitis
,
erythema
, pruritus, vulvovaginitis.
Contraindications.
Dyspepsia
hipersecretoras: the lactones Sesquiterpenes and tannins induce an increase in the secretion cloropéptica. This side effect can be offset by associating with drug mucilages, as the
marshmallow
.
Treatment with
iron
salts, alkaloids and jelly, for its abundance of tannin. In the absence of data regarding the possible interaction with other medications, we recommend not manage simultaneously with other drugs.
Galenica forms / Dosage.
Decoction:
one tablespoon per cup of dessert, simmer 5 minutes. Two to three cups
a
day, after meals, or applied topically.
Bibliography.
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F
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p
. 76.
James,
A
; Duke, Ph.
D
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Florida
: CRC Press, 1987, pp. 495 - 6, 509; 523; 567.
Rivera,
D
; Obon,
C
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Iberian
Peninsula and the Balearics. Madrid: INCAFE, 1991, pp. 287 - 90.
Trease, GE, Evans, WCh. Pharmacognosy.
Mexico
City: Inter - MacGraw - Hill, 1991,
p
. 398.
Van Hellemont, J. Compendium of Phytothérapie. Bruxelles: Association Pharmaceutique Belge, 1986,
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