| Common Names | Satureia Juliana |
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| Description | |
| Locations | Epirus |
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| Contraindications | No side effects are reported. Avoid plant's consuption during pregnancy. |
| Active Substance | Essential oil which contains: vervenole (12%), thymol (11%), caryophyllene oxide, borneol (9%), myrtenal (7%) |
| Active Substance Plant Part | Aboveground plant parts |
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| Features Description | Micromeria juliana is a perennial herbaceous plant growing from 10 to 50cm, with lanceolate or linear, long, plush leaves and hermaphrodite, small, red flowers (4-20 in number) in inflorescences. The flowering and the harvesting take place from June to July, while the fruiting lasts from August to September. |
| Method Administration | The plant is administered as diuretic and tonic in the form herbal tea (6g of dried herb in 2 cups of boiled water, twice a day, one in the morning and one in the evening, for 10 days)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 diuretic action and it is administered in the form of herbal tea for the treatment of nephrolithiasis and hyperacidity. Also it has tonic, stimulant, healing and soothing properties and it is recommended against gastric ulcers, helminths, cold, bronchitis, oral (gargle) and skin wounds and the travel sickness. |
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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: 474-475 http://www.monastiriaka.gr/kyparissaki-polykompo-p-502.html http://www.herb.gr/index.php/catalog/product/view/id/744/s/polikompo/ http://www.thegoddessproject.org/~g_ph/encyclopedia/ency_plant_register/database/plants4651-3.html?Micromeria+juliana http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/13/365 http://practicalplants.org/wiki/Micromeria_juliana http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Micromeria+juliana |
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