Your Medicinal Plants

Mulberry

Familia de Moraceae

The tree which grows berries called Mulberry. Its scientific name is Morus nigra and belongs to the Moraceae family.
The Mulberry has large oval leaves, rounded at the base, toothed edges and hairs on nerves in the back.
The fruits of Mulberry (berries) grow grouped to form the default. These are black or reddish purple, with a particularly bittersweet.
The fruit is very juicy and flavorful.
It is believed that morality originated in ancient Persia.
Morus nigra is a tree widely cultivated in all regions.
Mainly interested in harvesting the fruit, but also can take the leaves and root of this herb.
When the berries are ripe, have large amounts of sugars, mostly glucose and fructose. They also contain albuminoids, gums, organic acids, pectosa, and coloring matter.
The fruits of this medicinal plant are mild laxatives.
The Mulberry is a good anti-inflammatory; this effect is due primarily to the cortex. It is widely used in the mouth and throat inflammations.
The leaves of this herb have astringent properties and anti-diabetic and used in pharyngitis, stomatitis and hyper glycemia.

Recipes for this herb:

Fruits: Berries are eaten directly from the tree. Do not overuse of the berries as they can get diarrhea and cramps.

Juice: You can also make Mulberry juice.

Infusion is prepared from the leaves of the mulberry.
It takes a handful of fresh leaves of Morus nigra and placed in a quart of boiling water.
They drink 3 cups a day before meals.

This same infusion, a little more concentrated, can be used to make washing and gargling.

Extract: This extract is prepared from the leaves of this herb. They take 30 to 50 drops before meals.

Mulberry syrup, gives very good results in gargles, and sore mouth and throat.

Jujube

Familia de Rhamnaceae

This herb is native to the East, South and East Asia. Its common name is Jujube. The scientific name of this herb is Zizyphus jujuba. The jujube belongs to the family Rhamnaceae. The jujube is a thorny shrub, can grow to over 10 m. tall but usually is 2 m. and media, with many branches in a zig-zag. The leaves of this medicinal plants are not perennial, and are 2-7 cm. long. They are oblong, light green and bright. The flowers of this herb are small, yellowish green conglomerate born in the axils of the leaves. It is a very long-lived herb, supported or semi-arid conditions. It blooms in summer and mature fruit called jujube with the arrival of autumn. These fruits are reddish to reach maturity and have drupa globosa about 2-3 cm in length. Are used for medicinal purposes: the fruits, leaves and bark of the branches of this plant. The fruits of this medicinal plant can be found: tannins, glucosides, vitamin C and mucilage. Jujube roots have been used against fever. The Jujube barks are tannins (although to a lesser extent) and the leaves are glucosides, tannins and some acids such as hydrogen zizífico. These parts of the plant have different properties. The fruit is mainly demulcent and vitamins, the bark has astringent, anti diarrheal, and applies in cases of pharyngitis and eczema, and the leaves are astringent and also lower the level of blood sugar (diabetes).

Recipes from this herb:

Decoction: Place a spoonful of leaves and bark of  Zizyphus jujuba per cup, boil for 5 minutes and are taken from 4-6 cups a day. This decoction can also be used in compresses, washes, gargles, etc. It is convenient to prepare more concentrated than for drinking and boiling for 10 minutes. The fruits (ber) can eat (no more than 6 and 9 fruit daily) fresh and have a mild laxative effect due to its large amount of mucilage. They are not tasty and are digested with difficulty, so they are not very recommended.

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.