WATER CLOVER
WATER CLOVER
English
: Buck
bean
.
French:
Trèfle d'eau.
From the
family
of Meniantáceas.
Tonic
stomach
, the lack of appetite and digestive sluggishness.
Used Part.
The leaves.
Active Principles.
Glycosides
bitter
type secoiridoides: mentiafolina, foliamentina, hidrofoliamentina; alkaloids: gencianina, gencialuteína, gencianidina. Flavonoids: rutoside, hyper, isoquercitrósido; saponosides triterpenic: meniantósido; phenolic acids: Benzoic, Cinnamic. Coumarin: escoparona, escopoletina tannins Catechists (5 - 10%)
Drug Action.
The principles are responsible for the
bitter
tonic, aperitive, digestive and colerética. The alkaloids produce
a
hepatoprotective, and colerética colagogo; the escopoletina presents an action at spasmolytic palatable. The secoiridoides are also anti - inflammatory drugs. It is also emenagoga. Popularly, like all the
bitter
, it is antipyretic.
Indications.
Inappetence,
dyspepsia
hiposecretoras,
irritable bowel syndrome
,
gastrointestinal
spasms, constipation.
Hepatitis
, dyskinesias Hepatobiliary, cholecystitis.
Asthenia
, convalescence,
headaches
, especially related to
biliary
dysfunction
,
dysmenorrhea
.
Contraindications.
Pregnancy
, infancy.
Do not prescribe oral dosage forms with
alcohol
content to
children
under two years or consultants in the process of
alcohol
addiction
.
Caution / Poisoning.
By the presence of alkaloids, we recommend prescribing treatments discontinuous.
Take into account the
alcohol
content of the fluid extract and tincture.
Galenica forms / Dosage.
Infusion:
one tablespoon per cup of dessert. Infuse 10 minutes. Three cups
a
day.
Fluid extract (1:
1) 25 - 50 drops, 2 to 3 times
a
day.
Tincture (1:
5) 40 - 80 drops, two or three times
a
day.
Dust:
2 to 3 g / day, in doses of 300 - 500 mg.
Juice of fresh plant:
20 to 40 grams / day, dissolved in milk or infusion.
When prescribing as
a
starter - eupéptico, we recommend you take half an hour before meals,
alcoholic
managing forms diluted in
tea
or juice.
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