Your Medicinal Plants

White Swallowwort

Familia de Asclepiadaceae

This perennial herb is native to the Mediterranean basin but also grows in other areas of Europe with warm weather. The scientific name is Cynanchum vincetoxicum and belongs to the family Asclepiadaceae . The underground rhizomes and roots of are those that contain active ingredients with healing qualities. You have to dry the collected parts of this plant and drying but at a temperature not exceeding 50grados to maintain their active ingredients. This plant has medicinal properties such as emetic or to help induce vomiting, sweat, purgative, tonic, expectorant, cleansing and diuretic properties. Some of the conditions that White Swallowwort is swelling and bruising is to remove toxins and poisons that were ingested, fluid retention, kidney problems and gynecological must take into account the dose used for healing plant preparations as in If used too much becomes toxic if the concentration of active ingredients is very high and generates contraindications and violent vomiting and diarrhea. It is advisable to consult your doctor before you start eating this home remedy to determine the correct dose and days of treatment most appropriate and thus avoid having unwanted effects. No need to consume herbal preparations without consulting the professional especially in the case of pregnant women, infants, children and people with chronic health problems who take medication because these groups have more risk of suffering side effects but are well managed. Natural medicine is effective but can also cause poisoning or side effects if misused why should not self-medicate with no grass.

Recipes from this medicinal plant:

Infusion: To reap the benefits of this plant make a tea which must crush only 1 gram of rhizome and root, place in 1 quart of boiling water 5 minutes left after the rest must wait for this warm and small can drink several cups a day.

Decoction: You can prepare and use it in compresses to treat external conditions.

Cat Thyme

Familia de Lamiaceae

The scientific name of this herb is Teucrium Marum, belongs to the family Lamiaceae.
It can be called with the following common names: Maro, Almar, catnip, Amaro, Herb Pope, Grass strong Manjar cat, among others. This medicinal plant inhabits rocky land naturally in the Balearic Islands, Iberian Peninsula, but is now distributed worldwide by human action. The Cat Thyme is a small shrub grows to 20 to 25 cm. high. It consists of a considerable number of branches erect, whitish. Teucrium Marum leaves are very small, oval shaped.

The flowers are borne in the leaf cavities. The corolla is pink and unevenly. It collects the aerial parts of this herb for use in natural medicine. The leaves and flowers are used in some cases. The Cat Thyme is considered one of the best medicinal plants because of its various healing properties. It has been used as a home remedy in asthma, as antiscorbutic, antispasmodic and aphrodisiac.  It is also a good natural remedy for stomach and digestive problems.
But his fundamental medicinal property is a diuretic and tonic.

Recipes from this herb:

Wine: wine Cat Thyme is prepared by mixing one liter of Jerez with 30 gr. branches with flowers of this herb. They drink a cup after meals.

Infusion: Put a quart of warm water. When it begins to boil, add 30 gr. branches with flowers of this herb. Drinking a hot cup after each meal. This infusion served as a tonic and digestive.

Condurango

Familia de Asclepiadaceae

The Condurango is a medicinal plant native to South America. It is produced in Ecuador and Peru.
The scientific name of this herb is Marsdenia condurango.
The Condurango belongs to the plant family Asclepiadaceae.
This herb grows as a vine, with villi, opposite leaves heart-shaped oval and many flowers axillary yellow-green, small. The fruits are follicles.
Is used for medicinal bark and fruits of this plant.
Among its medicinal properties is found that the Condurango is: healing in gastric ulcers and digestive system.
This herb is composed of: calotropina, vicentóxidos, vusetoxina, kendurina. Glucoside has been found, the condurangina. Most active substances are glycosides.
The root bark and stem is recommended as a digestive, carminative, tonic, soothing the stomach.

Recipes for this medicinal plant:

Infusion is an infusion prepared with 30 gr. Marsdenia condurango per liter of water. It should take 3 wells per day before meals. For its bitter taste stimulates stomach secretions and acts as an appetizer, for this purpose can also be taken as a tincture or wine.

Tincture: 200 d.c. alcohol of 60 º and 20 g of seeds Condurango. It should take ½ teaspoon diluted in warm water before each meal.

Wine: 900 d.c. sweet wine and 1000 d.c. tincture of this herb. A glass before each meal.