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Hello friends of #naturalmedicine, this time I will be sharing with you about two plants that are in the ancestral herbal of our peoples but that with the use of modern medicine (made by laboratories) had been relegated to the imagination of our grandmothers.
En los últimos tiempos, por el alto costo de los medicamentos, lo difícil que es conseguirlos y debido al cambio de paradigmas hacia hábitos de consumos mas naturales, muchas personas han vuelto la mirada de nuevo al uso de esas plantas para combatir dolencias y mejorar diversos aspectos de la salud, a mas bajo costo y sin la mayoría de los efectos secundarios que dichos productos suelen tener.
In recent times, due to the high cost of medicines, how difficult it is to obtain them and due to the change in paradigms towards more natural consumption habits, many people have turned their eyes again to the use of these plants to combat ailments and improve various aspects of health, at a lower cost and without most of the side effects that these products usually have.
Me refiero a plantas que muchas veces tenemos en nuestro jardín o nos encontramos en el campo o en el camino por donde transitamos todos los días. Una de ellas es la planta conocida como Chinchamochina (Venezuela) o sangría, cuyo nombre científico es Lhithodora Fruticosa.
I am referring to plants that we often have in our garden or we find in the field or on the road we walk on every day. One of them is the plant known as Chinchamochina (Venezuela) or sangria, whose scientific name is Lhithodora Fruticosa.
Hermoso arbusto de Chinchamochina/ Beautiful Chinchamochina bush
El uso mas común que le hemos dado a esta planta que crece en forma de arbusto, es el cocimiento de sus hojas en abundante agua para luego bañar con esa agua a personas que tienen erupciones de enfermedades de la piel como lechina, varicela o sarampión. Calma la picazòn y refresca el cuerpo cuando hay fiebre. Cerca de nuestra casa hay una vecina que tiene un arbusto hermoso al cual acudimos todos sus vecinos cuando lo necesitamos. Casi todos nos hemos bañado alguna vez o a algún miembro de la familia con esta refrescante agua 'roja'.
The most common use that we have given to this plant that grows in the form of a bush, is the cooking of its leaves in plenty of water and then bathe with that water people who have eruptions of skin diseases such as lechina, chicken pox or measles. Calms the itch and refreshes the body when there is a fever. Near our house there is a neighbor who has a beautiful bush that all her neighbors go to when we need it. Almost all of us have ever bathed or a member of the family with this refreshing 'red' water.
Arbusto con flores/ Shrub with flowers
But in addition to its topical uses, chinchamochina also has blood restorative properties and is very good for people suffering from low hemoglobin levels. However, although this plant has wonderful medicinal principles, it also has some toxic substances such as glycosides (which can release cyanide). Hence, it is very important to know how to prepare the infusions or teas of this plant to be able to consume them safely.
Para hacer la infusión es necesario dejar hervir las hojas en agua al menos durante diez minutos, para evitar el efecto del cianuro. En medio litro de agua se pueden colocar 4-5 hojas bien lavadas. Después se cuela y se le pueden poner unas gotas de limón y endulzar preferiblemente con miel.
To make the infusion it is necessary to boil the leaves in water for at least ten minutes, to avoid the effect of cyanide. In half a liter of water you can place 4-5 well-washed leaves. Afterwards it is strained and you can put a few drops of lemon on it and preferably sweeten with honey.
Planta de Acetaminofen.(Plectranthus ornatus Codd)
Esta planta es de porte bajo y sus hojas carnosas se parecen a las del orégano orejón, se hizo muy famosa en Venezuela cuando hace algunos años hubo un brote de la enfermedad conocida como 'Chikungunya', y se usaba la planta para bajar las fiebres y reducir la molestia en los enfermos. No tiene nada que ver con el producto comercial y su ingrediente activo se llama Ascaridol, que también puede ser toxico, de allí que tenga que hervirse.
Acetaminophen plant ( Plectranthus ornatus Codd)
This plant is short and its fleshy leaves resemble those of oregano orejón, it became very famous in Venezuela when a few years ago there was an outbreak of the disease known as 'Chikungunya', and the plant was used to lower fevers and reduce discomfort in the sick. It has nothing to do with the commercial product and its active ingredient is called Ascaridol, which can also be toxic, hence it has to be boiled.
It is said to be a very useful herb, particularly for the digestive system and against parasites such as amoebas.
It can be consumed as an infusion, boiling a gram of dried leaves for each cup of water for 15 minutes, resting and then straining. We can have a cup of this tea once a day.
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