COST OF ARABIA (caña amarga costus spicatus)

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	COST OF ARABIA
	*caña amarga costus spicatus*

Name
COST OF ARABIA

Scientific Name
caña amarga costus spicatus

COST OF ARABIA

Other Names:

Wild cane, Cost of Arabia

One grows up in the center and the south of the American continent. It is not a variety of the common cane, because it belongs to another botanical family, the one of the Zingiberáceas. It reaches to a meter of height. Their leaves slightly are made oval, great, from 10 to 30 cms. of length. Between the superior leaves a white flower, orange or yellow grows. One is used traditionally in the Latin American popular medicine.

Properties and indications:

Diurética: besides to increase the production of it tinkles and the elimination of remainder substances, develops an interesting antiinflammatory action on the urinary organs. One recommends his urinary use in case of nefritis, calculations and inflammation of vejiga (cystitis).

Emenagoga: it increases the menstruation when she is little. He is tranquilizing of the menstrual pains (dismenorrea).

Use: it is used in decocción, that is prepared with the stems, the crushed root or leaves (50 grams of plant by liter of water). To boil during 16 minutes, and to take from 2 to 4 daily cups. To sweeten with honey.

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