CARPE (carpinus betulus)

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	CARPE
	*carpinus betulus*

Name
CARPE

Scientific Name
carpinus betulus

CARPE

Family: Betuláceas.

Description: Tree with little deep roots and trunk of smooth crust of gray color. The leaves alternating, are made oval, pecioladas, acute, penninervias, doubly dentated, glabras with axillary hairs. The masculine flowers are cylindrical amentos with overlapping grudges; the feminine ones, yellowish amentos. The fruit is covered by a trilobulada cupola and it is aquenio elipsoidal, tablet with seeds and cotiledones. It can reach the species up to 20 ms of height. It is common in the plains and mountains of little height; it can also be cultivated. It is collected in August.

Used parts: The leaves.

Composed chemical Tannin, salts, it draws resin from. Estíptico Properties.

Way of use: Dusts, decocción, enolito.

Note: It is a species very used in repoblaciones. By his power astringent, one has been used in external use in cataplasm, like harming it. The wood serves like fuel. The leaves consume the goats. The water distilled prepared from the leaves is useful like coiris.

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