Common Names |
Rock Buckthorn
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Description |
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Locations |
Epirus |
Clinical Summary |
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Contraindications |
No side effects are reported. |
Active Substance |
tannins flavonoids fatty acids vitamin C Anthraquinones (franguloside, franguline, frangulamodine) catechin |
Active Substance Plant Part |
Bark shoot |
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Features Description |
Frangula rupestris is a deciduous sapling growing from 3 to 6m, with red fruits and hermaphroditic, yellow flowers. The leaves are smooth, alternate, oval and green. The flowering lasts from May to June and the harvesting takes place from August to September |
Method Administration |
The plant is administered as laxative in the form of infusion and herbal extract from the dried bark, while the fresh drug is used as emeticWarning: 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 and emetic properties. Also it is administered as antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral, due to its content of anthraquinones. |
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References |
Biotechnology in Agriculture and forestry 43, Medicinal and Aromatic plantw XI, Editel by Y.P.S Bajaj page: 157-165 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11064-009-9981-0# Βιβλίο: Οδηγός των φαρμακευτικών φυτών, Paul Schauenberg, Ferdinand Paris, Εκδότης Μ. Γκιούρδας, Αθήνα 1981, σελίδες 145 Neuroprotective and Neurological Properties of Melissa officinalis, V?ctor L?pez, Sara Mart?n, Maria Pilar G?mez-Serranillos, Maria Emilia Carretero, Anna K. J?ger, Maria Isabel Calvo, Neurochemical Research, November 2009, Volume 34, Issue 11, pp 19 http://www.actaplantarum.org/floraitaliae/viewtopic.php?t=20402 http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-name=frangula+rupestris |
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