IT BRUSHES (BIS) (centaurea menor centaurium umbellatum)

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	IT BRUSHES (BIS)
	*centaurea menor centaurium umbellatum*

Name
IT BRUSHES (BIS)

Scientific Name
centaurea menor centaurium umbellatum

IT BRUSHES (BIS)

Other Names:

Aciano, Brush, Drop of Blood, Hiel of the Earth, Lapicocho, Sietesangrías

Habitat: one grows up in meadows and pastizales of all Europe, although he is not very frequent. Also one is in some tempered regions of America.

Description: it plants herbaceous of the family of the gencianáceas, 10 to 50 cms. of height. The leaves are extended, forming a rosette the basal ones, with pink, terminal flowers.

Used part: the flowery sumidades.

Properties and indications: one was used from old fighting the fever but, mainly, like excellent a stimulant of the gastric secretion, with activity from the moment that enters the mouth. It activates the motilidad of

stomach, is purifying. It has a tonificante action on the blood vessels due to organic acids. A treatment is necessary long play. One is used in the lack of appetite, digestive atony heavy digestions, upheavals of the biliary vesicle, flatulencia, espasmos, purifying of blood and hypotension. Healing, clean and it cures the wounds, sores, ulcers and eccemas of the skin.

Use: in infusion of 30 grs. of flowery sumidades by liter of water, a cup before each food (if possible without sweetening). For external use compresas with a decocción of 50 can be applied grs. of sumidades by liter of water, applying it on the affected skin.

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