Chestnut of India

CHESTNUT OF INDIA - esculus hippocastanum - Hippocastináceas - Asia Minor

Ornamental tree, is covered with white flowers and sometimes red, that bloom in spikes, straight and very beautiful. The round fruit and bright resembles somewhat the edible Chestnut. Many substances are being extracted from the pulp.

STOMACH (DIGESTION DIFFICULT) -
tincture macerate for 5 days, 5 gr of leaves Chestnut India desiccated in 50 g of alcohol at 70 °. Filter the liquid and store it in glass with dropper. Dose: 10 drops.

RUSH: -
Decoction -
Cook for 10 minutes in 1 liter of water 30 gr root desiccated Chestnut India, filter the liquid and take during the day.

Medicinal Wine -
Put in 1 liter of white wine, 50 g husk Indian nut. Boil for ¼ hour and filter. Take 2 small glasses per day.

Chilblain: - Cream -
20 Cooking Chestnuts India in little water. Crush them, pulping the puree and keep it in a container for a few days. Pass the cream before bedtime in the affected region.

HEMORRHOIDS: -
Ointment - macerate for 5 days 3 gr of leaves of chestnut in India in 30 g of alcohol 70. Filter, and each weigh 20 grams of liquid add 60 g of lanolin. Mix all ingredients well and use the ointment to relieve the pain.

Varicose Veins:
put on an infusion for 24 hours, 70 gr of leaves Chestnut India in 1 liter of white wine of good quality. Filter the liquid, sweeten it and take one cup a day.

VETERINARY: -
Horses, Colic. To cure colic horses, administer the usual dosage, a few handfuls of pulp Chestnuts India, dried and reduced to powder.

Rabbits - A good food for rabbits consists of nuts from India, cooked and peeled added to the meal.

Bark-a-anta

BARK-A-ANTA Drymis chilensis, drymis winter - Magnoliáces - Chile

Source - Medicinal plants used by the Mapuche Indians:

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Plant with leathery leaves and white flowers on the cob.

DIURETIC: -
decoction -
Boil 1 minute 5 g of bark in ½ liter of water, filter and drink it in small cups during the day.

Infusion -
in ½ liter of boiling water put to steep? for 5 minutes, 10 g of leaves bark Anta, filter the solution and consume it in small cups during the day.

STOMACH: (Difficult DIGESTION ) -
Decoction - See diuretic. A cup after meals.


Rheumatism - FATIGUE: -
Bath -
Prepare a decoction in ½ liter of water with 10 g of bark Anta, filter and add to bath water.

Ulcerations: -
Washes -
Prepare an infusion with 5 gr of shell and 500 grams of water. While warm, filter it and use to wash.

Chamomile

Common chamomile Matricaria chamomilla - Composite - European

It is a herbaceous, annual threadlike leaves and white flowers, similar to daisies.

NERVOUS EXCITEMENT - INSOMNIA: -
Elixir -
Dissolve 800 gr sugar 700 gr water, until boiling point doing, but never letting boil.
In 200 g of ethanol at 95 ° macerate for 4 to 5 days, shaking the container every day, with the following ingredients:
100 gr of Chamomile flowers,
5 gr Bitter Orange peel,
2 gr. Cinnamon .
Filter alcohol, pressing and the herbs are macerated, and add the liquid to the syrup, shake the container well to mix everything and let the Elixir stand a few days before using it.


INTERMITTENT FEVER - INSOMNIA - Neuralgia:
Infusion -
In a cup of boiling water put a pinch of the infusion of chamomile flowers and a piece of orange peel (only the yellow part). After 5 minutes, then strain the liquid and drink it with honey to sweeten.

STOMACH (DIGESTION): -
Infusion - Add a teaspoon of Fernete or a few drops of chamomile.

DYE: -
20 gr Chamomile,
20 gr of Iris, 20 gr of Galanga,
20 gr Gentian,
10 gr Mite,
25 gr of Cinnamon,
25 gr of Wormwood,
30 grams of ginger,
1 liter of alcohol at 90 °. Leave macerated 30 days. Filter and preserve it in a bottle, take 15 drops in a little water.

WINE CHAMOMILE:
In 1 liter of good white wine, macerate 100 g of dried chamomile flowers. After 5 days filter the liquid consuming and spoons.

LIVER (CRAMPING LIVER) -
See Infusion intermittent fevers. A cup of Chamomile infusion soothes the pains caused by colic.

GUT (INFECTIONS): -
Use a poultice poultice of flour Linen flecked with Chamomile flowers.

INFUSION FOR enema:
In 1 liter of boiling water put a teaspoon of chamomile flowers desiccated. When the liquid is warm, filter and use it for Enema.

EYES (TIRED AND ANNOYING) -
Infusion - Immerse two wads Hydrophilic Cotton in a warm infusion of chamomile.

RHEUMATISM: -
Frets - Rubbing the affected part with the following: 50 g of dried flowers of chamomile, olive oil 200 gr, 20 gr of Camphor, 20 g of alcohol at 60 °. Putting the Chamomile oil and heat on a water bath for at least 2 hours, dissolve the camphor in alcohol, when the oil is cold [use it through a napkin that should tighten to make out all the juice of Chamomile. Mix the camphor oil and put the liquid in a bottle. Rub the affected regions.

Portulaca

Portulaca oleracea Purslane - Portulaca - Brazil 

Grows in arid and dry areas,  has creeping rhizome, sumosos branches and strong, narrow wedge-shaped fleshy leaves, reddish flowers corolla 5-6 petals brightly colored, red, yellow, white, orange, violet, solferino.
 

Nutritionally,
this plant is very rich in potassium and omega-3, today commented as important in strengthening the immune system and circulatory systems. This and other nutrients and self molecules that act in a very synergistic with our body.

Medicinally, it can be said in a few words: antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anthelmintic, diuretic, emollient, among other features. Translation: fighting bacterial infections, inflammations, worms, and aids in digestion and kidney function. Just to include in the diet is already at least take partly  these effects.

Another simple idea is to use the leaves in infusion, either as a tonic and blood cleanser (internal use) or as a healing (external use). But all this is still only a part of the power of this plant.

Reference:
"Medicinal Plants in Brazil - Native and Exotic," Harri Lorenzi and F. J. Abreu Matos. 2nd Edition, Nova Odessa, SP: Instituto Plantarum, 2008.

DIURETIC: Infusion - Infusion put in a quarter of an hour, a pinch of leaf purslane. Filter, sweeten and drink in 2 times.

Basil

Basil - Parietaria officinalis - Urticaceae - Europe

It is a small plant that has oval leaves and small greenish or reddish flowers. This plant blooms mainly from July to October.

 

One of the most intriguing features of this plant is that germinate and grow almost anywhere, for example in road cracks and holes in the walls.This plant belongs to the Urticaceae family, the same family which belongs to famous nettle, so to Nettle basil sharing some morphological characteristics, such as size, shape of leaves, and even the characteristic stinging nettles, and the hairs on the basil does not cause skin irritation.

This plant was used to soothe burns, swellings, sores, chapped lips or skin, anal fissures and nipple lesions.Tea made from basil leaves, mixed with honey is widely used to combat various diseases of the urinary tract. The continuous consumption of this tea can help dissolve kidney stones, thus avoiding surgery.

The tea basil also prevents urine retention, since the consumption of basil increases the production of very dilute urine. It is also advised for people with digestive problems, stomach and intestinal disorders, flatulence, hepatitis, fever and cough.

 

Popular name: Basil-the-snake parietaria, grass walls, stick walls herb, herb santana, Our Lady of grass, grass walls, and FAVACA FAVACA-snake (Beira Baixa), helxina, snake (Extremadura), colerinha palietária , palietária, paletaina, palitaina, paleiro, pulitaina (Ponte de Lima), pulitária, nettle mansa (Azores).

 

Part Used

The whole plant.

 

Therapeutic indications

 

 Nephritis, cystitis, prostatitis, kidney stones, oliguria, heavy digestions, flatulence, hepatitis, fever, burns, sores, chapped lips, skin, nipple and anal fissures.

Internal Use

Infusion: 30 to 50 g of the fresh plant or dried for 1 liter of boiling water, that is drunk in doses over 5 daysJuice: the plant to take one tablespoon freshly deciliter 3 times per day.The alcohol and dye: 50 drops per day.Fluid Extract: maximum dose of 20 ml per day.

 

External use

Baths: Infusion of 60 g of fresh or dried plant for 1 liter of boiling water.Gargle: Infusion of 60 g of fresh or dried plant for 1 liter of boiling water.Poultices: fine crushed fresh plant, which applies in the area treated.

 

Side effects

Have not been reported any harmful side effects.

 

Comments

 

Veterinary: infusion or cooking for treatment of nephritis of bovineBibliography: Nunes, John R., 'Folk Medicine Treatment by-medicinal plants', Litexa Publisher, September 1999, Chaves, Antonio J. Leal - "Live Better with Medicinal Plants" - Une Editions - 2008