It has this plant a series of stems of small diameter, that centimeters below the Earth level grow, being quite graft underground stems (that it is not necessary to confuse with the roots); from section in section they arise from these other stems, already On guard vertical, that emerge to the outside arriving to reach a height of up to thirty centimeters; peculiarly, they are of a diameter greater than the previous ones. These stems have a square section and in each knot a series is born of leaves, whose number varies of four up to ten in the superior part.
Small florecillas of white color is located in the superior ends of the stems and usually appears as of May. The fruit forms as of July and is of globulose form, with the surface crossed by infinity of hairs twisted in hook form. The harvesting will take place during the flowering or once finalized this. The drying will become of fast form, preferably safe from the sun, and once made it will be come to store it in a container far from the humidity.
He is peculiar to warn in this plant that, as it advances the drying process, increases its capacity aromatic - whenever the process is made correctly, clear is. The leaves and the flowery sumidad contain glucósido that later is transformed into cumarina. Also we can find antraquinonas and monotropósidos, that they give antispasmodic properties him, reason why are used in cases of gastrointestinales espasmos, improving the slow digestions. Also one considers good sedative and hipnótico, so it is possible to be used in situations of stress, nervousness and insomnia. It also has certain diurético effect, reason why its use is recommended in oligurias and cases of urinary litiasis. He is good an antiinflammatory one and it is very effective for the ocular washing in cases of blefaroconjuntivitis.
Infusion: Forty grams of the leaves and flowery sumidad are added to a liter of water already boiled, leaving it in contact during ten minutes. Of the liquid that is obtained after its filtrate can be taken a cup after the two main meals, facilitating of this form the digestion. One hour can be taken also a cup before lying down to fight the insomnia.
Infusion ocular bath: It is prepared adding fifteen grams to a liter of water boiled and maintaining it in contact during fifteen minutes. The obtained liquid is used to a temperature around 30º centigrade for the ocular washing, acting like antiinflammatory of eyelids and ocular zone.
Antiinflamatorio. Digestive. Diurético.
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