Cynarae folium

Cynarae folium

Used parts: the inflorescence, leaves, roots.

Pharmacy name: inflorescence and leaves of artichoke - Cynarae folium (formerly: Folia Cynarae), artichoke roots - Cynarae radix (formerly: Radix Cynarae).

Botanical description. This is a perennial herbaceous plant known since ancient times. His homeland - the territories adjacent to the Mediterranean Sea, where it is used as a delicacy to eat. Artichoke is a large plant, like a thistle. It can reach 2 m in height and develops large purple inflorescences. Wrappers cauliflowers and thickened torus goes to food as a vegetable, and the same part of the plant - along with the leaves and roots - are used for medicinal purposes.

Collecting and harvesting. The leaves collected during flowering, inflorescence - shortly after rastsvetaniya. Of them, then prepare all possible galenicals drugs and medicinal drug. The roots of the fall harvest.

Active substance: tsinaropikrin, tsinarin, flavonoids, tanning agents.

Curative effect and application. In the form of tea, almost not used. Galenicals artichoke preparations represent in terms of pharmaceutical bitter means to a beneficial impact on the work of the liver, while stimulating formation and outflow of bile. Preparations are well artichoke help with nausea, a feeling of gravity, meteorism and pains caused by poor liver function. Patients with stones in the gall bladder believe they are best helped preparations artichoke: cramps are less frequent. In addition, artichoke reduce fat content and cholesterol in the blood. Are drugs artichoke any effect on diabetes, with unknown reliability.

Adverse effects are also unknown.