Adonis vernalis
adonis vernalis
Adonis vernalis
adonis vernalis
The
Adonis
is
a
herbaceous perennial plant of beautiful and harmonious appearance, which recalls the legendary and beautiful boy
Adonis
. Presents
a
thick basal area with many black roots,
has
an upright stem, densely covered with leaves and topped at the apex of
a
single
yellow
flower
. It is
a
very rare to see in the
Iberian
Peninsula, only one is in some dry prairies of the Ebro basin.
Their
origin
seems to be Asia and southern Europe, eastern and
central
.
It is
a
plant easy to recognize once you have seen, although there are closely related species that can be confused with the
original
. The plant blooms in
spring
, in the first few weeks, and the
flower
opens fully only in clear and sunny day. The whole plant, from the root to the last
flower
, is highly poisonous.
For medicinal use reflects the aerial parts, leaving the lower parts. Drying should do it for flow of hot air, without exceeding 60 º
C
; once they are completely free of moisture, must be stored in airtight jars and may be retained for up to 2 years. The plant
itself
is highly poisonous, so it is completely discouraged their use.
The pharmaceutical industry leverages its virtues it in
a
rational and controlled, such as medicine can be said that this is
a
good diuretic and
cardiac
tonic, similar to the effects of
digital
and Scylla. Among the active principles that glycosides contains some noteworthy called adonidósido and adonivernósido; the first of which is allotted the properties of
cardiac
tonic,
but
is that it
has
more side effects, and the second is the one that
has
diuretic effect, to delay the blood vessels. Both have
a
clear advantage over
digital
is that none accumulates in the body. To also have
a
soothing effect on the
nervous
system
are always under - identified prescription - rebels in coughs,
asthma
attacks
and even
seizures
. One factor to consider is that the pass glucosides of this grass into milk of farm animals, so that poisoning by eating the plant may be direct or through ingestion of milk from cows or goats that have eaten
Adonis
.
Is not recommended for
home
use of this plant, either in the form of decoction or as an infusion. His prescription and dosage should be left to authorized personnel, namely doctors and pharmacists. In some cases, when
a
patient
has
to be for
a
long time treated with digitalis compounds, and in order to avoid the
problems
of
digital
accumulation in the body appears to be allowed for the replacement of
digital
adonis
.
Toxic. Diuretic. Cardiotonic.
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