Your Medicinal Plants

Oregano

Familia de Labiatae

Oregano is an aromatic herb widely used to season foods.
Its scientific name is Origanum vulgare and belongs to the Labiatae family of plants.
Among its medicinal properties, is digestive, is also good for problems in the liver and gallbladder, helps to pass gas, colds, coughs, colds and sore throats.
Also in a good herb for diseases such as asthma, bronchitis, diseases of the respiratory tract, improves memory and blood circulation, reduces fever and is very good for menstrual cramps.
You can use oregano in external applications such as compresses, baths, inhalations, and gargle.
This herb is also a very good disinfectant of wounds and ulcers. Oregano is also good for relieving muscle aches, rheumatism, tonsillitis, laryngitis, fatigue or chronic fatigue, insomnia for its sedative properties.
Oregano has lots of antioxidants. Non-toxic but should be given sparingly and should consult a doctor before using natural medicine.
The use of this herb can be very beneficial for health but with caution.

Recipes from this medicinal plant:

Its use as a condiment produces no contraindication.

Solar Fixer: Place 5 gr. fresh oregano leaves or 20 gr. of dried leaves in 50 cc. Water. Boil for 5 minutes and let cool. Moisten the skin after sun exposure.

Oregano Lotion: Put 10 gr. dried oregano leaves to 200 cc. cold water. Bring to low heat until boiling. When boil, add 10 cc. White spirit and 1 gr. borax. This lotion acts oregano oily skin, stimulating circulation, helping to close slightly pores.

Ginseng

Familia de Araliaceae

The scientific name of this herb is Panax ginseng Meyer. Ginseng belongs to the plant family Araliaceae.
This herb has been used medicinally for a long time ago.
Among the common names of this herb are: Asian ginseng, Korean ginseng, ginseng, among others.
This herb is native to Siberia, China and Korea. It grows mainly in places where shade and moisture.
It is an herb that grows to 60 cm. high. The stem is round and has a thick root. The leaves are composed of 5 leaflets. The flowers are inconspicuous, and fruits are red berries.
Due to the abuse that has been given to this herb, has been declared as a protected species in many parts.
Korean ginseng is composed of citric acid, fumaric paraxanos, beta-carotene, ginsenosides, vitamin C, B7, B3, B2, B5, maltose, fructose, sucrose, protein, aluminum, calcium, chromium, cobalt, iron, copper, manganese, phosphorus, sodium, zinc, among other compounds.
Ginseng is considered one of the best plants to balance the body.
The Ginseg is a medicinal plant immunostimulant enable sexual ability. Ginseng is also a powerful regulator of vital functions.
It’s a very good plant for fatigue, because when we are exhausted can return the lost energy, but without causing excitement.
This plant is also used to reduce insomnia; stress (makes people not so depressed). Ginseng improves blood circulation and improve the mental, memory, facilitates learning, lowers cholesterol, balances blood sugar levels in the blood.
Ginseng strengthens the defenses and prevents the onset of disease. This medicinal plant also improves erection and increases sexual desire in humans (an aphrodisiac).
This plant can also be contraindications. It is advisable not to make treatment more than 3 weeks in a row; it should rest for at least a week in between. Symptoms may appear contraindication, stomach pain, headaches, among others.

Recipes from Panax ginseng Meyer:

Decoction: decoction of the dry silver 10%, drink a glass a day.

Tonic: it should take 200 to 500 mg of a preparation, take 2 times a day.

Aphrodisiac: 10% decoction of the dried root of ginseng. He drinks a glass half hour before sex. Or 10-minute infusion of half a teaspoon of dried root per cup of water. Take 2 cup a day.

Intakes: You can eat fresh ginseng leaves in salads or soups, not exceed 2 gr. Per day.

Roselle

Familia de Malvaceae

The Roselle is a medicinal plant native to China and Japan, although there is now worldwide.
This medicinal plant belongs to the family Malvaceae. The scientific name of this medicinal plant is Hibiscus sabdariffa.
Other common names of this medicinal plant are: Hibiscus, Sorrel, rosella, Indian sorrel, and many other.
This medicinal plant in Latin America is also known as Hibisco, Malvarrosa, etc.
The hibiscus are medicinal plants that grow in warm temperate, subtropical and tropical regions.
The Roselle plant is very easy to maintain, and very nice for its showy flowers.
This herb is an evergreen shrub and flower striking, and can reach a height of 5 m. if planted in a garden.
Each flower of this herb lasts only one day, but new buds continually appear during the flowering season.
It is advisable to prune this herb during late autumn or early spring.
The oldest and most popular way to consume this plant is the hibiscus tea, obtained by the infusion of the dried petals.
The Roselle is an herb that contains properties beneficial to people with heart or circulation, reduces pressure, hypertension, is antimicrobial and anti carcinogenic.
Roselle is a medicinal plant rich in flavonoid antioxidants (citric acid and ascorbic acid), substances relaxing

Recipes from this herb:

He begins to boil a cup of water once it enters boil remove from the heat and place 1 spoon dried hibiscus petals. Leave to stand 5 minutes. It sweetens the preparation, and once it is mixed with cold juice of an orange, and is ready to drink.
This refreshing infusion re hydrates the body and quenches thirst, also has virtues digestive, diuretic, and many other properties.