ASFODELO (asphodelus ramosus)

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	ASFODELO
	*asphodelus ramosus*

Name
ASFODELO

Scientific Name
asphodelus ramosus

ASFODELO

Family: Liliáceas.

Description: Herbaceous plant, with thickened tuberosas roots, I save simple and ensiformes, fleshy basal leaves, glabras. The flowers are arranged in clusters, with the pedúnculos emerging from a bráctea. Six tépalos with nerviaciones of white and reddish color. The fruit is a made oval capsule, trigame, with the blackish seeds. Common in the meadows and lands next to the coast. I escape can reach a meter of height. The harvesting takes place in September.

Used parts: The tubercles.

Composed chemical: Asfodelina, draws resin from, asfodelósido, mucílago, saccharose,

Properties: Detergent, to harm it, antidermatosis, emollient.

Way of use: Decocción, tinctures, pulp.

It notices tubercles were consumed long ago, but given the asfodelina presence, its taking also advises against and the internal use for the nefritis patients and gastritis. From tubercles, and previous fermentation, alcohol can be obtained. The use of asfódelo is external almost always, in cosmetics, on eritemas and like aciarante of efélides. One is also used like béquico because of the high content in mucílagos.

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