Adrue
DESCRIPTION
Medicinal Parts: Adrue root is used in the West Indies for its anti-emetic properties.
Flower and Fruit: The tubers are blackish and ,top-shaped, with bristly remains of former leaves. The plant is sometimes connected in twos or threes by narrow underground stems.
The transverse section is pale, showing a central column with darker vascular bundles. -
Characteristics: Adrue has an aromatic odor and a bitter taste, reminiscent of Lavender.
Habitat: Turkey, region of the river Nile, Jamaica.
Production: Adrue root is the root of Cyperus articulatus.
The roots are collected in the autumn, scalded or steamed, and then dried in the sun.
Other Names: Guinea Rush
ACTIONS AND PHARMACOLOGY
COMPOUNDS
Volatile oil: containing above all sesquiterpene hydrocarbons and sesqiterpene alcohols, including cyperenone
EFFECTS
Adrue has anti-emetic, carminative and sedative properties.
INDICATIONS AND USAGE
Unproven Uses: Preparations of the root are used for digestive disorders, nausea and flatulence.
Chinese Medicine: Used for pre- and post-natal headaches, epigastric pain, vomiting with bleeding, hematuria, leucorrhea, menstrual irregularities, tension and pain in the breasts and amenorrhea.
PRECAUTIONS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS
Health risks or side effects following the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages are not recorded.
DOSAGE
Mode of Administration: Available as a liquid extract for
internal use.
Daily Dosage: 6 to 9 gm of drug
Storage: Should be stored in a cool and dry place, protected from insects.
LITERATURE
Bum EN et al., Extracts from rhizomes of Cyperus articulatus displace 3H CGP39653 and 3H glycine binding from cortical membranes and selectively inhibit NMDA receptor-mediated neurotransmission. J Ethnopharmacol, 54:103 11, 1996 Nov
Kern W, List PH, Horhammer L (Hrsg.), Hagers Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, 4. AufL, Bde 1-8, Springer Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 1969.
Mongelli E, Desmarchelier C, Coussio J, Ciccia G, Antimicrobial activity and interaction with DNA of medicinal plants from the Peruvian Amazon region. Rev Argent Microbiol, 27:199-203. 1995 Oct-Dec Pinder AR, (1976) Tetrahedron 23:2172.
