AQUATIC ANAGÁLIDE (anagálide acuática veronica anagallis)

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	AQUATIC ANAGÁLIDE
	*anagálide acuática veronica anagallis*

Name
AQUATIC ANAGÁLIDE

Scientific Name
anagálide acuática veronica anagallis

AQUATIC ANAGÁLIDE

Anagálide aquatic is a plant vivaz that usually measures of 10 to 30 cm of height; the stems grow level with the ground reason why they rise little. Of its knots they grow the roots that divide in handfuls and their stems, hollows, have square form; these totally are covered of leaves, made oval form and with dentated edges that are united directly to the stem since they lack a tip that holds them. This plant can be found in all Iberian Peninsula although it is more difficult to find than others of his same family like becabunga. One grows up in zones with much water and sometimes they grow within the water when this one is not very deep.

It begins to bloom in the month of April and continues during all the spring and the summer. The flowers are born grouped in the armpits of the leaves and are of a blue color that grants to the plant a very showy aspect; the corola, like the chalice, is divided in four parts. The aerial part of the plant is collected and generally the time of harvesting agrees with the one of flowering, since it is then when are more assets the principles of the plant. He is advisable to take this fresh plant since it is difficult to conserve after cut.

Like other plants of their family have antiescorbúticas properties and diuréticas but their effects are enough slight, reason why normally it is replaced by other plants like becabunga, that besides to have stronger effects, abounds more in the Iberian Peninsula. Sometimes, also it is used like aperitive before the meals since it is very easy to prepare, in a salad for example.

Natural: He is advisable to take the aerial part from this fresh plant. After collecting it it is washed and it is divided adding it in a salad; it is possible to be decorated as if outside lettuce.

Juice: To express the leaves of the plant just collected; pure juice can be taken or mixed with water and if the flavor is not very pleasant it can add to sugar or honey.

Syrup: Liter of the juice of this plant with other plants is mixed means like, for example, the coclearia.

Appetizer. Diurético. Antiescorbútico.

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