Used Part
Sumidades the air.
Active Principles
Essential oil (0,6-1%): Ascaridol (60-80%), hydrocarbons terpénicos (20%): alpha-terpineno, limonene, p-cymene; saponosides.
Drug Action
Anthelmintic, particularly effective against Ascaris and hookworm, compared with less pinworms.
Indications
Intestinal parasites: ascaridiasis, hookworm.
Contraindications
Pregnancy, renal failure.
Side Effects
The essential oils can cause headaches, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, bloody, shaking of hands, feet and hands.
Caution / Poisoning
At high doses, the essential oil, can cause irritation of the renal parenchyma and even death by paralysis of respiratory centers bulbares.
We recommend not to prescribe the essential oil through internal.
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