Your Medicinal Plants

Common Club-moss

Familia de Lycopodiaceae

The Common Club-moss is a creeping fern, which reaches a height of 80 cm. and has no flowers. It is found worldwide. It grows in thickets, pastures and forests where conifers but from the 700 meters above sea level. Its scientific name is Lycopodium clavatum and belongs to the Lycopodiaceae family . The Common Club-moss has many medicinal properties such as diuretic, laxative, dermal protector. Is effective in treating colds, lower your uric acid, inflammation in the urinary tract, cystitis, increases and promotes the elimination of urine, edema, emphysema, bronchitis, overweight.

But in addition to gout, hypertension, gastrointestinal spasms, skin rashes, ulcers, eczema, scalds, herpes, impetigo, fever, diarrhea, difficult for digestion problems, heartburn, rheumatism, renal colic, hemorrhoids, varicose veins. Spores and the leaves are those that contain the active ingredients with medicinal qualities.

The plant as a natural remedy has contraindications for pregnant and lactating women, children, people with kidney failure and they should not administer prepared based on this plant in these sensitive groups. Do not use this plant without authorization or medical indication to avoid unwanted effects. Natural medicine is effective but should always be managed and controlled by the physician as misused can be harmful to health especially in plants like this if they have contraindications.

Recipes from this medicinal plant:

You can use the spores in powder conditions in the skin but not for open wounds.

Decoction: A decoction can be prepared that is made with 1 teaspoon of the green herb in 1 liter of boiling water, let stand and then drink.

Washings: You can also make washings and dressings with this decoction for external use especially when there is pain. Do not drinks more than 1 cup a day, this is the maximum you can drink in two or three times a day or half a cup at a time. Its use cannot be prolonged because it contains alkaloids that can be harmful to the body.

Corn

Familia de Poaceae

Corn is a food widely known throughout the world, being native to America and is very old, it is believed that it was used by ancient American civilizations 7000 years ago. Cereal is one of the most widely used to prepare all kinds of food at present.
The scientific name for corn is Zea mays and belongs to the Poaceae family.
The most important medicinal properties of Corn, are very effective in helping increase the amount of urine that is excreted from the body, making cleaning the kidneys, and is recommended for people who are dieting to lose weight, reduce blood pressure to treat cystitis, bladder, gallbladder, kidney, edema, impaired kidney and urinary tract problems, heart problems, premenstrual syndrome, gout, for hypothyroid, helps mothers to increase milk production in the period lactation.
Corn is also recommended for people with low weight required to perform their diet to increase body mass.
Corn oil is used to treat dry hair hands and instead mix the cornstarch with a little water until it forms a paste and spread into a poultice to the area affected by eczema, bruises, sores, ulcers , rheumatism, arthritis, fever, skin irritations, helps regulate cholesterol in the blood, lung problems.
Corn there is many ways to consume in order to benefit their health benefits or to treat certain conditions, such as preparing meals in corn, cornmeal, oil and other forms. Should not eat corn orally people with prostate problems, kidney failure and heart without medical authorization as it may aggravate these pictures in some cases.  Corn is a healthy food if you are going to use for therapeutic purposes must be authorized by the doctor to avoid any undesirable consequences.

Recipes for this herb:

Tea: For tea from this plant need to add a couple tablespoons of corn silk in 1 liter of water and leave it in the fire of 3 minutes, then you can drink several times a day.

Hawkweed

Familia de Asteraceae

The scientific name is Hieracium Pilosela. This medicinal plant belongs to the Asteraceae plant family.
It is an herb native to Europe.
Hawkweed herb was born in the spring.
The leaves are long, pale green on the upper surface and whitish on the underside.
The flowers of this herb are 1.8 to 2.2 cm in diameter, yellow with red stripes on the outer surface.
The shoots of this herb is used medicinally in recipes.
With regard to its composition: it has phenolic acids (caffeic, chlorogenic), which serve as diuretics.
This herb is used in cases of edema or fluid retention, kidney stones, cystitis, and hyperuricemia.
Furthermore, the hawkweed contains flavonoids in the air.
It also has phenolic pigments and coumarins, which give lipid-lowering properties and is used in cases of hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis.
On the other hand have been detected in the Hieracium Pilosela: bitter principles, inulin, carotenoids, tannins, mucilage, protein and carbohydrates. Vermifuge properties conferred upon him, antibiotic and antipyretic.

Recipes for this herb:

Infusion: Place 6 gr. of the aerial parts of the hawkweed, 250 ml. water and boiled and still warm, leaving it for ten minutes. Then filtered and the liquid obtained can be taken twice daily. Diuretic effect.

Decoction: 12 g are added. of this herb to 400 ml. water and keep boiling for one minute. After that remove from the heat, leaving it in contact with the water still warm for 12 minutes. The liquid obtained can drink during the day.