BITTER CHICORY (diente de leóntaraxacum officinale webe)

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	BITTER CHICORY
	*diente de leóntaraxacum officinale webe*

Name
BITTER CHICORY

Scientific Name
diente de leóntaraxacum officinale webe

BITTER CHICORY

Other Names:

Bitter Chicory

The leaves and the roots are used. They emphasize two main actions of this plant: positive action on the hepáticos and biliary upheavals, by coleréticas actions and colagogas, as well as on the kidneys, by its diurética action, perhaps due to a stimulating effect of enzymatic origin. It seems that it has a stimulating action of pancreáticas secretions. Also he is eupéptico and slightly laxative. Also one thinks that it has a protective effect on the conjuntivo weave justifying his effectiveness in chronic reumatismos. The leaves have demonstrated to have a antiviral action in Vitro. It is used in cases of insufficiency and congestión of hepatobiliar, like preventive of the biliary litasis, slow digestions, constipation. Oligurias, reumatismos, drop, obesity, arteriosclerosis. Diseases of the skin (acne, eczemas, furunculosis, herpes).

A salad is taken from leaves, or the juice of the fresh plant, taking advantage of thus all its vitamins. Droughts at the rate of a sopera spoonful by cup from cofoundation, three times to the day are taken.

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