NETTLE TREE (almez celtis australis)

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	NETTLE TREE
	*almez celtis australis*

Name
NETTLE TREE

Scientific Name
almez celtis australis

NETTLE TREE

The nettle tree is a tree very longevo (exist exemplary of more than 600 years) and of height superior to the 20 meters, with the color crust ceniciento and flexible branches. The leaves fall during the winter to sprout again in the spring; these are lanceoladas and have wild dentated. The flowers are born solitary in the armpits of the leaves and are pequeñitas and little showy. The fruit is reduced, as large as a pea and colors that go of the green one to the black, happening through the yellow. One grows up fundamentally in territories of vineyards, oaks and olive groves.

It blooms in spring and their fruits mature at the end of the summer and autumn. Of the harvesting they interest the fruits and the leaves, although first they are preferred for medicinal use, mainly when still they are not mature, since when maturing they lose part of his properties.

The family of the ulmáceas - to which this species belongs does not produce neither glucósidos alkaloids nor nor essences; therefore she is not a family of plants with great medicinal uses; rather one is species that enjoy popular use. What they produce is many tonic matters, located mainly in the crust. The nettle tree very is known by its fruit, considered first of all like exquisite manjar by many birds and not few children, since it is a fruit that does not damage nor empacha although it is consumed in exaggerated amounts. The pain is that it has much bone and little meat, reason why usually does not satiate the voracious appetite of the young people. The most appropriate use of this plant is like astringent, in diarreas and hemorrhages; but without forgetting that the fruit does not have to be very mature, because then it loses his main virtue. Another popular use which it enjoyed east fruit (even nowadays maintains) is for cutting too abundant menstruations.

Cocimiento: A handful from fruits just uprooted of the tree is taken and they are put to cook during a good short while; spent the time, a little cools off and they are taken in moderate amount. It constitutes a good remedy for disentería. This preparation can indifferently be made with the leaves or the fruits, and even with both mixed.

Crude fruit: Just started from the tree, they are possible to be taken directly, turning out a rich one to manjar although little nutritious.

Astringent. Antidiarreico. Antihemorrágico.

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