Your Medicinal Plants

Bay

Familia de Lauraceae

This herb is native to the Mediterranean.
The bay belongs to the plant family Lauraceae.
The scientific name of this herb is Laurus nobilis L.
This herb is also called laurel.
The part used this herb for medicinal purposes are its fruits and leaves. Laurus nobilis L. is an evergreen tree and can reach a height of 5 to 10 meters.
The trunk is straight and laurel gray bark.
The leaves of this herb are simple, lanceolate, aromatic, and the edge may be slightly wavy. The leaves measure about 3 to 9 as long, dark green brighter in the beam, whereas the reverse is more opaque.
The flowers of bay are yellowish.
The fruit of this medicinal plant is a drupe, with a length of 1 cm. about black when ripe.
Bay leaves are used as a condiment in cooking, usually entire or can be ground for use.
Among its medicinal properties, the laurel is an appetite stimulant, carminative, diuretic, mild anti-inflammatory action and helps to regulate menstruation in women.
This herb also promotes expulsion of mucus in the airways and contains bactericidal substances, so it is very appropriate if conditions such as bronchitis, pharyngitis, among others.
Laurus nobilis L. is composed of tannins, essential oil, various organic acids, unsaturated fatty acids, substances with antioxidant and antibacterial and minerals such as manganese, calcium, potassium, magnesium, among other compounds.
It must be very careful because the intake bay leaves in large quantities are toxic.
Recipes from this herb:
External application: The Results of bay are exciting and aromatic and abroad are used for scabies and in paralysis.
Macerated: bay leaves macerated with hot oil are good for healing wounds and hemorrhoids.
Infusion: can be taken as a tonic to stimulate appetite appetizer before a meal, a cup of tea made with 2 or 3 leaves of this herb.
Parasites: Rubbing the skin of pets with Laurus nobilis L. leaves are removed ticks.

Kalwerbossie

Familia de Geraniaceae

Pelargonium sidoides is part of the family plant: Geraniaceae. This herb is native to South Africa. Among the common names of this herb are: Kalwerbossie, Rabassam. This herb has a long history of traditional use in South Africa for the treatment of respiratory problems. Currently there are several brands on the market for products containing the herb, which have effective results. Pelargonium sidoides is a medicinal plant herbaceous, with simple leaves, scattered or opposite ribbed. Pelargonium sidoides has heart-shaped leaves and narrow flowers of dark red or fuchsia. Is used for medicinal purposes Kalwerbossie. This medicinal plant is used for problems of acute and chronic infections of the respiratory tract (ear, nose and throat), such as bronchitis, sinusitis, tonsillitis and nasopharyngitis, sore throat, colds, flu, as well as antimicrobial, antiviral, stabilizer system immune, expectorant, helps prevent bacterial infections in viral diseases. The Kalwerbossie is one of the most potent natural herb that exist to cure a cold, and with rapid improvements. Pelargonium sidoides is a medicinal plant which is composed of coumarin, coumarin sulphate, palifenoles, flavonoids, calcium, silica, tannins, gallic acid, among others.

Recipes from this medicinal plant:

Extracts from Pelargonium sidoides roots until now usually prepared by simple maceration of a mixture of acetone and water 4 / 1 or pure methanol, respectively.

Root extract of Pelargonium sidoides: they have developed an extract of this herb. One of the best known trade names is “Kalober”. A typical adult dose of root extract of this herb is 30 drops three times daily. For children 6 to 11 years, this dose is reduced to 20 drops three times daily “Kalober”.

Garlic

Familia de Alliaceae

Garlic is a medicinal plant that belongs to the Alliaceae family, the same as the onion. The scientific name of this medicinal plant is Allium sativum. Garlic is a medicinal plant originated in Central Asia, but there is evidence that had been used as a medicinal plant from long time ago, as it was known by the Egyptians over 3500 years ago. This herb has a strong smell and taste if eaten raw is a little spicy. Garlic is a perennial herb. Its leaves are thin, and up to 30 cm long. The roots are very long, can reach depths of up to 50 cm. Allium sativum is a vegetable, and its bulb is used medicinally and in cooking. This bulb is white skin, and consists of several segments (6 to 12) called teeth, each wrapped by a thin reddish-bank material. The flowers of this herb are white. This herb lowers blood pressure, cholesterol, aid in atherosclerosis, is anti-inflammatory, helps to increase the level of insulin in the body, thereby reducing the levels of blood sugar, and helps to fight fungi, bacteria and viruses. It is very important to know that raw garlic and garlic cooked have different properties, some medicinal properties are best when eaten raw, and some medicinal properties are better when the herb is cooked. Many of the medicinal properties of Allium sativum are due to allicin, the compound acts when garlic is chopped or crushed. The only problem is that allicin lasts a few minutes, so it is important to eat right away. When garlic is cooked, this compound is destroyed, but other compounds are released very beneficial, such as adenosine and ajoene. The allicin is very good to combat viruses and bacteria and adenosine and ajoene anticoagulants are highly effective and good for lowering cholesterol. This herb also contains these compounds: proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, Provitamin A, Vitamin B1, B2, B6, C, PP, Iron, Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium, and Fiber. Importantly, cholesterol treatment with this medicinal plant requires several months by eating garlic. Currently there are many pharmaceutical supplements of this medicinal plant, many of them without the characteristic odor of Allium sativum, for this reason many people prefer to consume garlic in this way.

Recipes from this herb:

* Boil 4 cloves of garlic in a quart of water, is very effective in cases of gout and should drink 2 glasses per day.

* Another way to consume garlic naturally is in salads. A very interesting and delicious recipe is a salad of tomato, oregano, olive oil (if preferred) and tiny garlic well, remember that once cut the garlic should be consumed promptly so as to retain the medicinal properties of allicin. Consuming raw this herb is indicated to combat respiratory infections processes, such as influenza, bronchitis, pharyngitis. Also diarrhea, kidney infections, cystitis, among many others.