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| MATICO TEA (infusion PIPER ANGUSTIFOLIUM) from AMAZON HERBS® |
 OverviewMatico has antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities. It is an aromatic stimulant and useful to arrest discharges from mucous surfaces, leucorrhoea, gonorrhea, and catarrh of the bladder. Effective against: gynecological maladies and vaginitis. As a topical agent for stanching blood it is excellent, and is used to arrest venous hemorrhage but its greatest use and efficacy is exhibited in nasal catarrh. The fruit and leaves are brewed into aphrodisiac tea. Leaves are also used against syphilis. Remedy for digestive disorders such as stomachaches, vomiting, dyspepsia, diarrhea, gastric ulcers, intestinal gas and even a remedy for all types of digestive disorders such as stomachaches, vomiting, dyspepsia, diarrhea, gastric ulcers, intestinal gas. Used in traditional medicine in the Amazon rainforest as a remedy for all types of digestive disorders such as stomachaches, vomiting, dyspepsia, diarrhea, gastric ulcers, intestinal gas and even stomach cancer. Constutuents Essential oils (Camphor, camphene, asarol, linalool), flavonoids, sequiterpenes, monoterpenes, heterocycles, phenylpropanoids, alkaloids, benzenoids. Pharmacology Styptic properties (due to the volatile oil), arresting hemorrhages, as a local application to ulcers, in genito-urinary complaints, diarrhea, dysentery, aphrodisiac. Effective as a topical application to slight wounds, bites of leeches. The essential oil of Piper angustifolium (Camphor and camphene are the main constituents) exhibits bacteriostatic and fungistatic activities against Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus fumigatus, an Escherichia coli. Dosage Tincture: 1 - 3 ml. daily Infusion: 1 cup daily Precaution None. References Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oil of Piper angustifolium. Tirillini B, Velasquez ER, Pellegrino R. Composition and antifungal activity of essential oils from Piper aduncum, Piper arboreum and Piper tuberculatum. Hosana M. Debonsi Navickiene¹ Andréia de A. Morandim² Alberto C. Alécio² Luís O. Regasini² Debora Cristina B. Bergamo² Marcelo Telascrea² Alberto J. Cavalheiro² Márcia N. Lopes² Vanderlan da S. Bolzani² Maysa Furlan*, ² Márcia O. M. Marques² Maria C. M. Young² Massuo J. KatoV The above presentation is for informational and educational purposes only. It is based on scientific studies (human, animal, or in vitro), clinical experience, or traditional usage. For many of the conditions discussed, treatment with prescription or over - the - counter medication is also available. Consult your doctor, practitioner, and / or pharmacist for any health problem and before using dietary supplements or before making any changes in prescribed medications. |
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