| Common Names | Toureki, Sideri, Choukladi |
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| Description | |
| Locations | Ioannina Pindos Vikos-Aoos area |
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| Contraindications | No side effects have been reported. |
| Active Substance | tannins Globularinin (glycoside) polyphenolics. terpenoids saponins |
| Active Substance Plant Part | root fruits |
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| Features Description | Globularia alypum is a dense, low, evergreen, perennial plant growing up to 50cm. The leathery, green leaves are lanceshaped and the numerous flowers are small, tightly packed, purple, violet, pink or white. The blossoming and harvesting takes place between February and March. |
| Method Administration | The plant is administered as herbal tea (7-14g of dried plant in a cup and a half of boiling water, 2-3 times a day for a month).Warning: The use of herb preparations is not recommended without seeking advice from your physician or pharmacist. The substances they contain may interact with the subscribed drugs that the patient already takes, thus eliminating their therapeutic efficacy or inducing toxicity. They may also burden further weakened vital functions of the body thus exposing the patient to increased morbidity and life threatened conditions. |
| Pharmacological Info | The whole plant has laxative, antipyretic, antirheumatic and diuretic properties. It is taken orally as a herbal tea for the treatment of gastric ulcers and other gastric disorders. It is also administered for the treatment of sciatica and metritis. Recent studies reported antidiabetic properties of the herbal infusion. |
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| References | Bιβλίο: Τα φαρμακευτικά βότανα και οι θεραπευτικές τους ιδιότητες, Λάμπρου Π. Σπύρου, Αγροτικός εκδοτικός οίκος, Αθήνα 1981, Β' τόμος, σελίδες: 504-505 Βιβλίο: Οδηγός των φαρμακευτικών φυτών, Paul Schauenberg, Ferdinand Paris, Εκδότης Μ. Γκιούρδας, Αθήνα 1981, σελίδες 295-296, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3424840/ https://kentromeletisarxaiasthourias.wordpress.com/category/%CE%B1%CE%B3%CE%B3%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%83%CF%80%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%BC%CE%B1/%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%84%CF%85%CE%BB%CE%AE%CE%B4%CE%BF%CE%BD%CE%B1/plantaginaceae/ http://www.botanologos.gr/photo/therapeytik_b_tana/gklompoyl_ria_globularia_alypum/1-0-51 http://www.haniotika-nea.gr/%CF%85%CE%B3%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%B1-%CE%B2%CF%8C%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B1/ |
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