Familia de Orobanchaceae
The scientific name is Euphrasia officinalis.
It is a medicinal plant belonging to the plant family Orobanchaceae.
Euphrasy can also be called: “consolation of the eyes”
It is a plant that lives naturally in Europe, Asia and North America, in grasslands and pastures.
It is an annual weed, of small size; its stem is straight, rounded and branched.
The leaves are oval, toothed, sessile, opposite, and ending in a spine tip. They are bright green.
The flowers of this herb grow in clusters, arranged in sheets or exiles in extremis of the branches. The leaves have a short stalk, are lilac with yellow or white.
The fruit is a pod.
The leaves and tender stems of this herb have medicinal properties ophthalmic recommended in cases of conjunctivitis, sties, and tear, hence the name “consolation of the eyes.”
Also this plant has digestive and antichloristic.
Recipes from this herb:
Cooking: Cooking is done in 20 gr. of Euphrasy per 1 liter of water. The result is an eye drop suitable for cleaning oozing eyes, sties, conjunctivitis; irritation.
The same tea can be eaten as a snack since their bitter taste stimulates the secretion of gastric juices. We recommend 2 cups a day before meals.
Tags:
antichloristic,
conjunctivitis,
digestive,
sties
Familia de Plantaginaceae
Common plantain is a medicinal plant native to Europe, North America, northern Africa and western Asia.
Common plantain is a medicinal plant that belongs to the family Plantaginaceae. The rim with medicinal properties is the major species with scientific name Plantago major.
Plantago major can also be seen by the common names: Llantén (in Spanish).
The plantain is a medicinal plant cosmopolitan.
Medicinal plant is a widely used throughout the world.
Common plantain is a natural herbaceous plant that grows in vacant lots.
Medicinal plant is a perennial with unbranched stems.
Plantain leaves, are somewhat dented, and from a basal rosette.
The flowers of this medicinal plant are green-white, occur in dense cylindrical spikes.
The fruit of this plant is a pixidio. The seeds are dark.
Some of the properties of this medicinal plant, which has been found in different types of carbohydrates, routine, mucilage, tannins, alkaloids, essences, traces of resins, steroids, amines and sulfur compounds bases, etc..
Studies have been conducted to rabbits and found that administering the medicinal plant, there was a marked decrease in fat, cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood.
Like all rich in medicinal plant mucilage, Common plantain is a plant that has a great anti-inflammatory property and vulnerary at both the internal and external use. Mucilage and contains silicic acid which is used as a pectoral remedy.
Moreover, this medicinal plant is diuretic, expectorant, emollient and healing. In decoction, syrup used to combat the crying colds, bronchitis and asthma.
Externally this plant is used medicinally in the form of compresses for treating burns and ulcers, and also gargles.
Recipes from this medicinal plant:
Cooking: Put to boil a handful of dried leaves of this medicinal plant in 2 cups water for 15 minutes. Gets and is used to wash wounds and also gargle. To clean the wounds can soak a clean cloth or cotton.
Infusion: A large piece of plantain is added boiling water. Left to rest and be sweetened with honey. This infusion is recommended for colds and drink 2 or 3 cups hot day.
Tags:
bronchitis,
burns,
cholesterol,
conjunctivitis,
emollient,
ulcers 
