ALADIERNA (aladierna rhamnus alaternus)

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	ALADIERNA
	*aladierna rhamnus alaternus*

Name
ALADIERNA

Scientific Name
aladierna rhamnus alaternus

ALADIERNA

The buckthorn is a shrub of great bearing, that can reach to the 3 meters of height. It remains all the green year, with the scattered leaves. Their small white flowers are grouped in ramilletes axillary. The fruit is one drupa that when maturing becomes from black color. One grows up between the scrubs, in little thick forests, fences, etc, generally accompanying the oak. The Nordic towns were first in discovering their therapeutic properties, with the preparation of a jam of laxative effects. The shrub blooms when beginning the spring, maturing its fruits in summer. For medicinal use the healthy and well mature fruits are collected. This fruit is globulose, reddish and a little fleshy, with three departments in its interior; if it is chewed, the saliva is dyed of yellow. One is due to put to dry on sticks in the shade and with good ventilation, or in dryer without surpassing 45ºC.

It contains antraquinonas, flavonas, pectina and other substances. The popular medicine what it has taken advantage of more is the effects laxative of its fruits. But it is necessary to have much taken care of with the doses that are administered, since these fruits can irritate the mucous until the point to cause hemorrhages. As far as the leaves, one knows that they have an effect very noticeable astringent.

It agrees to make an observation not to confuse the plant: between the cracks of calcáreas rocks, from Catalonia to Andalusia, a variety of aladierna of small dimensions grows up, but often with a heavy stock; the branches applied on the slight rock, with rough crust and of ash-gray color, leaves. This plant - although it can be confused very easily is not the buckthorn but carrasquilla, also called agracejo, whose known effect more is the purifying being of the blood.

Garglings: In order to make garglings astringents a cofoundation with 30 is prepared gr.. of leaves of aladierna that are boiled during 10 minutes in 1 liter of water. It is recommended to do gárgaras hourly, once the cofoundation is tempered. Very it is used in anginas and irritations of throat.

Syrup: With the fruits a syrup of infantile use is prepared. Usually one administers 3 times to the day, after the meals.

Maceration: Two spoonfuls of fruits by each water cup. They are let macerate in cold during eight hours and it is taken at dusk in uninformed or. We remembered the necessity to control the dose well, by the possible irritations of the mucous that can cause. Also, it agrees to have present that the laxative and laxative substances single must be taken during a determined time, since in the long run all produces acostumbramiento and finishes spoiling the natural process of the defecación.

Laxative. Laxative. Astringent.

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