Description
Annual plant, 50-150 cm high, alternate, lanceolate with flat leaves. Inflorescence is a panicle with open two-flowered spikes. Glumes have a glabrous or becoming glabrous spikelets with rachis that won’t disassemble at maturity. The fruit is a brown caryopsis.
Part used
The aerial parts of the green plant.
Indications
- Eczemas, dermatosis, itching hives.
- Anxiety, insomnia, depression, neurovegetative disorders related to menopause.
- Asthenia, convalescence.
- Hyperlipidemia.
Bibliography
J.B.Peris, G.Stübing, B.Vanaclocha. Fitoterapia aplicada. Ilustre Colegio Oficial de Farmacéuticos de Valencia. Valencia 1995.
B. Vanaclocha, S. Cañigueral. Fitoterapia. Vademecum de Prescripción. Masson 4ª edición.
J. Bruneton. Farmacognosia. Fitoquímica. Plantas medicinales. Editorial Acribia. 2ª edición.
Plantas Medicinales y Drogas Vegetales para infusión y tisana. Edición española a cargo de: Salvador Cañigueral, Roser Vila, Max Wichtl.1998.
Plantas Medicinales. Thérapeutique-Toxicité. Christiane Vigneau. Masson, Paris 1985.
Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. Norman Grainger Bisset (Ed). Max Wichtl. CRC Press.1994.
The Complete German Commission E Monographs. Therapeutic Guide To Herbal Medicines. Mark Blumenthal. American Botanical Council 1998
