PARTI UTILIZZATE: FOGLIE & SOMMITÀ FIORITE
Usi e proprietà: gusto molto intenso, se ne usano piccole quantità in minestre ripieni, pasta, frittate, patè, selvaggine, carni dal gusto molto forte. Nei liquori d’erbe, sciroppi e bibite.
Parts used in phytotherapeutic preparations:
aerial parts
Dominant active principles:
essential oil (cetones, pincafone, alpha- and beta -pinene, camphene. etc.)
tannin
flavonoids (diosmoside)
rosmarinic acid, oleanolic acid, marrubine
Tropism towards organs and systems:
respiratory system, mucous membranes, neurovegetative system
Properties:
aromatic, balsamic
antiseptic
expectorant
tonic, stimulating
vulneraria
Beneficial activities on the organism:
lenitivo nelle infiammazioni del cavo orale e nell’alitosi
antiseptic action
expectorant action
soothing and thinning action on coughs
adjuvant in bronchitis and colds
cleansing of wounds, ulcers, burns
useful in chilblains
Undesirable effects associated with high dosages:
excessive doses of essential oil can cause convulsions
Use as a curative remedy (main pharmaceutical forms, consult an expert for dosages):
infusion, decoction
Essential Oil
Suffumigi
Mother Tincture