Your Medicinal Plants

Caper

Familia de Capparaceae

The scientific name of Caper is Capparis spinosa.
This medicinal plant belongs to the family Capparaceae.
The caper also can be called with the name: capers, alcaparrera, alcaparrero, alcaparrilla, alcaparronero, Caparra Caparrones, Capri, bean devil tapenera, Devil Bat, among others.
This medicinal plant is a shrub native to the Mediterranean.
With drooping branches that can reach 22 cm or more in length, has thick, rounded leaves. The branches of this herb have very sharp spines, up to 1 cm long.
Capers are medicinal plants that have white flowers with long stamens born at intersections of leaves with the stem, supported by regular stems.
Each plant Caper can produce between 0.5 and 3 kg of fruits (capers). When they are ready for collection, are the size of a grain of corn, and dark green.
Used this herb for medicinal purposes, its root, bark and flower buds.
The Capers are tonic, and whet the appetite. They have a sour taste, salty, sour and spicy.
Basically, this herb is used for food, but has some healing properties, some of their uses are: diuretic, tonic, vasoconstrictor and hemorrhoid. Also used a root extract of this medicinal plant in cosmetics to strengthen hair.

Recipes from this herb:

Capers can accompany onions, radishes, mustard, etc.
They are used in the preparation of: sauces and mayonnaise, spicy dishes that accompany fish, tuna, poultry and rice.

The salted or pickled capers are used as an appetizer or salad dressing. They are a common ingredient in Mediterranean cuisine.

Also consume the fruits of the Caper, called capers. It is pickled in a vinegar and salt and are a delicious condiment in pizza, smoked salmon, salads and pasta dishes.

Culen

Familia de General

Culen is a medicinal plant that lives predominantly in the ravines and slopes, usually near the riverbanks. It is native and grows in Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Bolivia.
The scientific name of this medicinal plant is Psoralea glandulosa L.
Culen belongs to the family plant Leguminosae.
Among the common names of this herb are: Kulen, gualgua, Hualhuas, wallua, among others.
Culen root is underground, somewhat hairy perennial. The stem is this plant is erect, somewhat hairy, striated bark dark-brown, perennial, can grow to over 5 m.
The leaves of Psoralea glandulosa L. are very aromatic, petiolate, opposite, entire, lanceolate, deciduous. A characteristic of the leaves of this herb is that this point depressions and holes or colored translucent sum to which the presence of glands, hence its scientific name “glands.”
Culen’s flowers in clusters of 10 to 15 cm. long. The flowers of this herb are axillary, terminal, hermaphrodite, yellow-whitish, bluish keel at the apex.
The fruit of this plant healing is simple, dry pod. Measure 6 to 7mm. dicotyledonous seeds.
This medicinal plant consists of essential oils, resins, tannins, Drupanina, methyl ester, Terpenoids, Inulin, and other.
Among the medicinal properties of this herb include: haemorrhoids, demulcent, carminative, appetizer, digestive, refreshing, vulnerary, diaphoretic, headache, antidiabetic, tonic, febrifuge.

Recipes from this medicinal plant:

Infusion: An infusion made fully charged, using 20 or 30 gr. leaves of Psoralea glandulosa L. per liter of water. This infusion is used externally to wash wounds, sores.
This preparation is somewhat astringent and vulnerary. To use this infusion serves as stomach, appetizer, for headaches, emollient, drinking no more than 3 cups a day before meals.

For wounds: With the juice of this herb wash the wound and place crushed leaves on top of her shins. Be prepared to be changed every 24 hours. After the wound is dusted with the powder of dried leaves of Culen. This powder dry and the wound will heal, prevent the formation of pus and speed the healing.

Baccharis articulata

Familia de Asteraceae

Baccharis articulata the wild is a medicinal plant that grows naturally in the fields of Latin American countries (Uruguay).
A few years ago that is known worldwide for its amazing qualities, the most surprising is that this medicinal plant fulfills the same functions as the viagra, and is less risky than the medicine.
But what is even more surprising that in recent studies that carqueja speech has the ability to energize the libido in women (an aphrodisiac), inducing arousal and increasing orgasmic ability in women. This news caused the demand for medicinal plant greatly increased, putting Uruguay as the pioneer of this medicinal plant.
This medicinal plant belongs to the family Asteraceae.

The local name of this medicinal plant is “Carqueja” or “Carquejilla”.The Carqueja is a dioecious perennial shrub, highly branched, which wound measuring up to 1.5 m. high in some species. Its stems are BIALAS. The flowers of this medicinale plant chapters are arranged in small, sessile, in spikes at the apex of the stems.
The Carqueja is a medicinal plant often found in fields, mountains, along roads, in sites with soil and moisture.
There are several species of medicinal plant the best known are: Baccharis articulata, and Baccharis crispa. You can find these plants in countries such as Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, etc., but this plant is widespread throughout the world.
Almost all species of “Carqueja” have medicinal properties in common.

Part of this plant used medicinally is the aerial parts and stems.
The medicinal properties of this medicinal plant are digestive, improves blood circulation, liver tonic, it eliminates the intestinal parasite, aphrodisiac, stimulant of female fertility, male anti-impotence (like Viagra), ant rheumatic and antiseptic for external use, antispasmodic, to lower fever,  and play an important role in the process of weight loss, for their cleansing qualities.

Recipes from this medicinal plant:

Infusion: The recommended dose of “Carqueja” in treatments for sexual impotence, is 3 cups daily, and is taken as an infusion, putting boiling water on the twigs.

Like Viagra, the Baccharis articulata causing a stimulating effect, it permits the erection and completion of the sexual act.

Tea: The tea of this plant medicine, if taken after meals as a digestive functions. To drink you can add a few sprigs of this medicinal plant to a common hot tea or hot water.

Wash: This plant is used medicinally for washing in case of wounds and sores. Put 60 gr. Baccharis articulata of 1 liter of hot water and applied as a warm wash.