SAWPALMETO
sabal serrulata
SAWPALMETO
sabal serrulata
Other Names:
Palmerita
,
Palmito
Sierra
,
Serenoa
.
Family
: Arecaceae (Palmae)
Place of
origin
: Native
America
.
Etymology:
Serenoa
, dedicated to
American
botanist
Sereno
Watson (1826 - 1892)
Repens
, Latin, it means trailing, alluding to their trunks.
Used Part.
The fruits.
Active Principles.
Sterols:
beta - sitosterol, cicloartenol, stigmasterol, capestrol. Traces of
essential
oil. Long - chain aliphatic alcohols.
Description:
Palmera of
multiple
trunks, very short or underground, upright or crawling, coated fibers, which form colonies. Sheets palms, very divided, with rigid segments green, or sometimes bluish - green,
yellow
or even green - white -
silver
; petioles with small spines. Inflorescence born in the leaves with white flowers. Something pear fruit, up to 2. 5 cm. length of bluish tint.
Data Cropping is multiplied by seeds.
Palmerita
resistant to the proximity of the sea, saline soils and low luminosity. Sensitive to cold. Forms with bluish - green leaflets are the most ornamental.
The fruits of this small
American
palm are datilillos that are consumed from yesteryear in
Florida
, Georgia, Louisiana and other states of south - eastern North
America
. It seems that the ancient indigenous people already knew their medicinal properties, and even used as aphrodisiacs. Have been recently discovered active ingredients in them very interesting, and currently entering the composition of various pharmaceutical preparations.
Habitat:
sand dunes and coastal regions of south - eastern United States, primarily in
Florida
. It is also found in some regions of
Central
America
.
Description:
palm tree about 3 meters from the
family
of Palmáceas, with ivory - colored flowers. Its fruits are
a
drupe of about 2 cms. in length, which when ripe acquire
brown
or blackish, with wrinkled skin.
Properties and indications:
the lipid extract that is obtained from the fruits, after half dissolving in fat, contains various phytosterols, especially beta - sitosterol, an
alcohol
triterpenic (cicloartenol) aliphatic fatty alcohols and high molecular
weight
, all of them anti - inflammatory action on the
prostate
. Its mechanism of action of hormonal type, preventing the proliferation of androgens on the
prostate
tissue.
Prostate
: the use of the
Sabal
is very useful in cases of
hypertrophy
or
prostate
adenoma. Stops the growth of the gland and reduces the inconvenience of
urinary
own
prostate
syndrome
: dysuria (difficulty with urination) frequency (the need to urinate often) and
bladder
tenesmus (permanent
feeling
of desire to urinate) Is also indicated in cases of
prostatitis
, both acute and
chronic
.
Diuretic:
in addition to their properties in the treatment of
Benign
Prostatic
hyperplasia (BPH) favors this plant so soft diuresis. It is slightly pectoral.
Use:
fresh fruit is ripe can consume 50 to 100 grams
a
day. Cooked fruits are taken from 50 to 100 grams
a
day. Also in extracts that are part of the composition of various pharmaceutical preparations.
Drug Action.
Anti - inflammatory, regenerative epithelial
prostate
, stimulating its secretory
function
, antiandrogenic (inhibits 5 - alpha - reductase) Peris et al. 1995)
Indications.
Prostatitis
,
benign
prostate
adenoma and manifestations associated
urinary
tract.
Galenica forms / Dosage.
Infusion:
dessert spoon for
each
cup, two cups
a
day.
Excerpt lipid - sterolic:
400 to 800 mg / day, in two shots.
Bibliography.
Bézanger - Beauquesne, L; Pinkas, M; Torck, M. Dans la Plantes Les Thérapeutiques Moderne. 2. Paris: Maloine, 1986, pp. 391.
Bruneton, J. Elements of Phytochemistry and Pharmacognosy. Zaragoza: Acribia, 1991, pp. 84 - 5.
Peris, JB; Stübing, G; Vanaclocha, B. Applied
Fitoterapia
. Valencia: M. I. Official College of Pharmacists, 1995, pp. 450 - 1.
Van Hellemont, J. Compendium of Phytothérapie. Bruxelles: Association Pharmaceutique Belge, 1986,
p
. 356.
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