POLIPODIUM
polypodium vulgare
POLIPODIUM
polypodium vulgare
Used Part.
The rhizome.
Active Principles.
Saponósidos, Phloroglucinol (0. 5%) sucrose. Traces of
essential
oil. Tannins Catechists (3%) Lipids (8%)
Bitter
principles: samabaína. Some authors suggest the presence of glycyrrhizin.
Drug Action.
Colagogo, mild laxative, expectorant, worming, sweetener.
Indications.
Popularly used in:
bronchitis
,
asthma
,
liver
and gall
bladder
dyskinesias, Oxyuriasis, constipation.
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.
Take into account the
alcohol
content of the fluid extract and tincture.
Galenica forms / Dosage.
Decoction:
1 teaspoon per cup dessert. Boil 5 minutes, 10 minutes to infuse. Two cups
a
day.
Fluid extract (1:
1) 25 - 40 drops, one to three times daily with meals.
Tincture (1:
10) 50 - 100 drops, one to three times
a
day.
Dust Root:
1 g, one to three times daily with meals.
Bibliography.
Bézanger - Beauquesne, L; Pinkas, M; Torck, M. Dans la Plantes Les Thérapeutiques Moderne. 2. Paris: Maloine, 1986, pp. 343 - 4.
Bézanger - Beauquesne, L; Pinkas, M; Torck, M; Trotin,
F
. Medicinal plants of temperate Regions. Paris: Maloine, 1980,
p
. 24.
Le Floc'h,
E
. Etude Ethnobotanique une contribution to the Flore Tunisienne. Imprimerie officielle de la République Tunisienne, 1983,
p
. 36.
Paris, RR; Moyse, M. Summary of Matter Médicale. Take I. Paris: Masson, 1986,
p
. 376.
Van Hellemont, J. Compendium of Phytothérapie. Bruxelles: Association Pharmaceutique Belge, 1986, pp. 311 - 2.
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