Your Medicinal Plants

Sarsaparilla

Familia de Liliaceae

Sarsaparilla is a vine plant also known as Viper. This herb can grow to up to 50 m. long.
Belongs to the family Liliaceae and its scientific name is Smilax officinale, there are about 200 different species of Sarsaparilla but none with as many properties as Smilax officinale.
Sarsaparilla is a vine, with stems bear spines. The leaves are glossy and sometimes with spiny margins. The flowers are small, yellow, sweet perfume, hanging in inflorescences. There are male plants and female plants. The female are the small little fruits are reddish / purple.
The root of this herb is the part used for medical purposes, and looks long and tuberous.
Among their habitats are forests and brush areas, and covering the trunks of trees and shrubs.
Before our time, Sarsaparilla was already used by the natives of  Central America, for treating sexual impotence, rheumatism, skin diseases and as a tonic for physical weakness.
It is a medicinal plant that contains minerals such as: Aluminum, Calcium, Chromium, Cobalt, Phosphorus, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Potassium and Zinc, among others.
Sarsaparilla is a medicinal plant native to the Amazon, known in America and Europe for its excellent healing properties and therapeutic blood purification, blood sugar, atherosclerosis, diabetes, removes excess high cholesterol, high triglycerides, acid , arthritis, rheumatism, gout, cramps, numbness, leg swelling, fever, clean mucus and unhealthy adiposity, bronchi, lungs, asthma, choking, coughing, impurities of various kinds, cramps, stomach and intestinal inflammation, chronic gastritis, cysts and fibroids of the uterus and ovaries, diverticulitis, glaucoma, farsightedness, cystitis, headache, bad breath, cirrhosis, hepatitis, anti carcinogenic, liver purifying.
Do not drink during pregnancy, as recommended caution and care in heart problems.
The Sarsaparilla is one of the most important medicinal plants in natural medicine and homeopathy, in the form of drops, capsules, syrups, creams.

Recipes from this medicinal plant:

Infusion:  The part used for this recipe root beer must be the root.
You must place 1 tablespoon of the herb (finely chopped) per liter of water, boil and let stand 10 minutes. Store in the refrigerator.
3 cups are taken daily, half an hour before meals, 1 cup before breakfast, after lunch and after dinner. Take warm.
Sarsaparilla recommended for this infusion of asthma, choking, cough, bronchi, lungs.
For best results it should take this herb for not less than 9 days to 45 days.

Cyclolepis genistoides

Familia de Asteraceae

The scientific name of this herb is Cyclolepis genistoides. This medicinal plat belongs to the Asteraceae family plant.
Cyclolepis genistoides is a shrub 1-2,50 m tall, intricate and densely ramosa; branches stiff, almost perpendicular to the stem, ridged, shortly tomentose, somewhat spinescent. It is a medicinal plant with thick leaves, easily deciduous, oblong, pointed at the apex and entered into the database.
The Cyclolepis genistoides is common in salty soils, salty.
Are emergency forage resources and is grazed by guanacos, hares, foxes, among others.
For medicinal purposes used their aerial parts.
The Cyclolepis genistoides is a medicinal plant with excellent therapeutic properties. This indicated to eliminate uric acid, and combat and prevent joint pain typical of this disease.
This silver is also effective against rheumatism, arthritis, lumbago, sciatica and gout. Prevents liver and kidney colic.
The Cyclolepis genistoides is an excellent natural diuretic without contraindications. Treatment takes time and continuity.
The stems and leaves have high genistoides cyclolepis: triterpenes (oleanane, Ursano and brothel), and sesquiterpenes.

Recipes from this medicinal plant:

Macerated: Place a heaping tablespoon of  Cyclolepis genistoides to macerate in 1 liter of cold water overnight. The next morning is heated to a boil and cast. Indicated for muscle tension.
It takes spread over the day, either warm, cold or dull, far from meals.

Oxalis acetosella

Familia de Oxalidaceae

This medicinal plant belongs to the family Oxalidaceae. Common name of this medicinal plat is Wood Sorrel.
The scientific name of this herb is Oxalis acetosella.
This herb is trailing stems, flimsy, which travel to the surface below the forest scrofa.
Wood Sorrel is a perennial herb equipped with a thin rhizome and stems removed.
Is a refreshing plant, but not to overindulge in this herb, as it may present some toxicity.
Compresses crushed leaves are used to relieve gingivitis.
Oxalis acetosella is a medicinal plant with white flowers or pink and both 5 petals, this flower in autumn and spring.
This plant is edible and medicinal properties, but must be used sparingly.
Oxalis acetosella leaves have a pleasant sour taste that can substitute lemon makes them an excellent addition to salads, vegetables and soups.
The main use of this plant to detoxify the body, used as a blood tonic and diuretic.
Infusion is also useful in cases of febrile illness due to its properties as a febrifuge and refreshing (quenches the thirst and low body temperature).
This herb is rich in vitamin C.
This plant is contraindicated in cases of gout, arthritis, kidney stones, due to its oxalic acid content.

Recipes from this medicinal plant:

Infusion: is prepared with two teaspoons of Oxalis acetosella per cup, and takes two or three cups daily. You should not exceed the dose.

Other uses:
Calcium oxalate of this herb is used to remove rust stains and ink from clothes and clean the copper. Also the leaves have been used as ingredients for soft drinks and lemonades.