COSCOJO (haya fagus silvatica)

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	COSCOJO
	*haya fagus silvatica*

Name
COSCOJO

Scientific Name
haya fagus silvatica

COSCOJO

Other Names:

Coscojo, Faya, Were

Great amounts of hayucos are not due to eat, because it seems to be that in his crust there is some not identified toxic substance slightly, that can cause headache.

Habitat: it forms extensive forests in all Europe, except in the Mediterranean coast. Naturalized in the American continent.

Description: tree of great bearing, that reaches up to 40 meters of height, of the family of the Fagáceas. The edges of their leaves are covered of small and smooth pelillos. Their fruits, the hayucos, are similar to the chestnuts.

Used parts: the wood and the crust of the branches.

Properties and indications: the obtained vegetal coal of the wood of has, is excellent to fight the intestinal fermentations and gases, the colitis and the diarreas, by its powerful fectante adsorbent effect and desin-. Also it is useful like toothpaste and universal antidote against all class of poisonings. Of its wood the creosote, a expectorante and antiseptic of the respiratory routes rich in guayacol is also extracted, that enters the syrup composition numerous. The crust contains abundant tannins. It is astringent (recommended in diarreas and disenterías), vermifugal (makes expel the intestinal parasites) and tonificante.

Use: They are taken from 10 to 20 grams of coal up to 5 daily times, dissolved in water or chewed so as; in serious cases they are possible to be taken up to 100 grams of a single time. In order to make a decocción with the crust 60 grams by liter of water are used, leaving it to boil until the liquid is reduced to half; they take 2 or 3 cups every day; as vermifugal they interfere, during 5 days, 2 daily cups in uninformed.

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