PALIURO
paliurus spina-christi
PALIURO
paliurus spina-christi
Names.
Castilian:
Christ's thorn, thorn holy
paliuro
.
French:
paliure
, Epine du Christ, carrying chapeau.
Description:
deciduous shrub, rarely tree, up to 4 meters high, well branched, with the twigs in zig - zag and usually hanging. Leaves alternate, more or less ovadas, 2 - 4 cm. long, with margins denticulados and 2 parallel to the
central
nerves. Petiole short, pubescent. Stipules thorny. Flowers yellowish, small, with 5 petals. Fruit in Samara with
a
rounded wing.
Cultivation and uses:
It multiplies by seed and cuttings. It
has
somewhat slow growth. Requires more or less sun exposure. Tolerates limestone soils and somewhat dry. Allows pruning. It is used in isolation.
Drug Action.
Popularly used as
a
diuretic,
cholesterol
, hypotensive.
Indications.
Urolithiasis, oliguria,
hypercholesterolemia
, prevention of
arteriosclerosis
, high blood pressure.
Contraindications.
Do not prescribe oral dosage forms with
alcohol
content to
children
under two years or consultants in the process of
alcohol
addiction
.
Caution / Poisoning.
Its use as
a
diuretic in the presence of
hypertension
, heart
disease
or
kidney
failure
moderate
or severe, should be done only by prescription and under medical supervision, to the danger that can result in uncontrolled contribution of liquids, the possibility of an uncompensated
tension
.
Take into account the
alcohol
content of the fluid extract and tincture.
Galenica forms / Dosage.
Infusion:
30 g / l, 3 or 4 cups
a
day.
Fluid extract (1:
1) 30 drops three times daily.
Tincture (1:
5) 50 - 100 drops, one to three times
a
day.
Bibliography.
Bézanger - Beauquesne, L; Pinkas, M; Torck, M. Dans la Plantes Les Thérapeutiques Moderne. 2. Paris: Maloine, 1986,
p
. 306.
Bézanger - Beauquesne, L; Pinkas, M; Torck, M; Trotin,
F
. Medicinal plants of temperate Regions. Paris: Maloine, 1980,
p
. 170.
Paris, RR; Moyse, M. Summary of Matter Médicale. Take II. Paris: Masson, 1967,
p
. 333.
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