The richness of medicinal plants of the island Madagascar is unique in the world and has largely been understudied. Saro, Cinnamosma fragrans, is produced from a Madagascan plant which is locally well-known for its antimicrobial activities and also for its powerful anti-poisoning effects. While searching for local strategies to enhance the value of this renewable natural resources for the benefit of local populations and biodiversity conservation this plant appeared as a very promising candidate with an essential oil that could be used in many new ways. This paper presents research on the plants essential oil composition including the variation found across environments where the plant is endemic as well as the results of associated biological tests conducted on the essential oils' toxicity, skin and eye tolerance and on mutagenesis potential. The properties of the Saro essential oil have been tested and show very interesting results as an antibacterial and antiviral agent and as a health protection enhancer.
Le syndrome prémenstruel touche environ 40 % des femmes en période ovarienne. Il apparaît généralement soit progressivement, au cours de la vie génitale, ou à la suite de circonstances déclenchantes. 40 % seulement des femmes qui en souffrent consultent à ce sujet. Divers traitements phytothérapeutiques peuvent être proposés de façon individualisée et non figée. Au nombre de ceux-ci, les huiles de graine d'onagre et de bourrache occupent une place de choix, sans oublier les règles hygièno-diététiques qui complètent une approche globale des femmes traitées.
Mots clés : Syndrome prémenstruel -Mastose -Irritabilité -Congestion -Huile d'onagre -Huile de bourracheThe use of oil of evening primrose and borage oil to treat premenstrual syndrome(s) Abstract: Premenstrual syndrome affects about 40 % of women during the ovarian period. It generally appears either progressively or further to circumstances that trigger it off. Only 40 % of women who suffer from it consult a doctor. Various phytotherapeutic treatments can be proposed on an individual non-rigid basis. Among these, oils of evening primrose and borage oil are highly considered, not forgetting the hygieno-dietetic rules that make up an overall approach for women who are treated.
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