CHÁCARA (cañafístula cassia fistula)

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	CHÁCARA
	*cañafístula cassia fistula*

Name
CHÁCARA

Scientific Name
cañafístula cassia fistula

CHÁCARA

Other Names:

Cañadonga, Laxative Casia, Chácara, Wild Guayaba

This tree embellishes the tropical regions of America. In Mexico it abounds in the Hot Earth region, from Morelos and Guerrero to Tabasco and Chiapas. Their medicinal properties as laxative very are appreciated, and almost irreplaceable, reason why it comprises of diverse prepared laxative anywhere in the world used.

Habitat: own of tropical regions: India, Southeast Asia, the Antilles, Central America. One does not occur in Europe.

Description: tree of the family of the Leguminosas, 12 to 15 meters of height. Their flowers are of pink or yellow color, in clusters. The fruit is a long, cylindrical case, of brown or black color, whose interior is tabicado, and that contains, in addition to the seeds, a black pulp of sweet flavor.

Used parts: the pulp of the fruits.

Properties and indications: the thick and sweet black pulp of the fruits of cañafístula, contains, in addition to diverse sugars and mucílagos, a small amount of antraquinónicos derivatives, between which reína predominates. This mixture of active principles confers a laxative action to him smooth, free of laxative or irritating effect on the intestine. It is, then, very useful in all type of constipation, and specially, by the benignancy of his action, in the one of the old children and.

Use: pulp diluted at the rate of 30 to 60 grams by liter of boiling water; to strain and to take from 1 to 2 cups by the mornings. Also the pulp ingested directly is taken: it is enough with 5 grams so that a laxative effect takes place.

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