Citronka - Lippia citriodora Kunth. (= Verbena triphylla L'Herit., Aloysia citriodora Ort.)

Stručni rad - Stručni rad

• Autor: Danica Kuštrak
• Autor: Ivo Pitarević
• Autorova ustanova: Sveučilište u Zagrebu; Farmaceutsko-biokemijski fakultet; (Zavod za farmakognoziju)
• Znanstveno / umjetničko područje, polje i grana: BIOMEDICINA I ZDRAVSTVO; Farmacija; Farmacija

Sažetak (engleski)

Lippia citriodora Kunth. (Fam. Verbenaceae) is a small shrub with lemonscented
lanceolate leaves and spikes of white flowers, native to Argentina, Chile
and Uruguay and cultivated in this country. The plant is cultivated in France,
Spain, Algeria, Tunisia, and other countries with hot mediterranean climate.
The dried leaf (French Pharmacopoeia, 10th edition) is widely used to
prepare infusions. The drug consists of unifoliolate leaves with a narrow, lanceolate,
acute, and undulate hlade. Upon brusing, the drug gives off a pleasant
odor, reminiscent of that of lemon. The powdered drug can be identified by microscopic examination, which shows short and thick hair with cystoliths
and a large number of anomocytic stomata. The drug assay includes quantitation
of the essential oil (> 0.4% v/w) and TLC analysis (to show the presence
of citral).
The drug also contains flavonoids, chiefly 6-hydroxylated flavons and
their methyl ethers.
The leaves are used as a source of Verbena oil, and also for treating stomach
deseases.
Lemon verbena is traditionally used (infusions) to treat the symptoms
of various digestive ailments, and of neurotonic disorders.

• Ključne riječi (hrvatski): citronka; Lippia citriodora Kunth.
• Jezik: hrvatski
• Vrsta publikacije: Stručni rad - Stručni rad
• Status objave: Objavljen
• Vrsta recenzije: Recenziran - domaća recenzija
• Verzija publikacije: Objavljena verzija rada (izdavačev PDF)
• Naslov časopisa: Farmaceutski glasnik
• Brojčani podaci: vol. 52, br. 5, str. 111-120
• p-ISSN: 0014-8202
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:163:177541
• Datum objave publikacije: 1996
• Vrsta resursa: Tekst
• Prava pristupa: Otvoreni pristup
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