RED ESPERGULARIA (arenaria rojaspergularia rubra)

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	RED ESPERGULARIA
	*arenaria rojaspergularia rubra*

Name
RED ESPERGULARIA

Scientific Name
arenaria rojaspergularia rubra

RED ESPERGULARIA

Other Names:

Red Espergularia

The red arenaria is an annual plant or biennial, according to the zone in which it is. It is formed by a stem not very raised and quite thin. The leaves are distributed in the numerous branches that leave from the stem, are very narrow and they are grouped of two in two. Another type of much more small leaves exists that are born between the great ones; its form more is varied, because triangular or they are extended. The plant is vellosa in the ends whereas the leaves and the stem nearest the base lack hair completely. This plant can be found in silíceos or sandy places, specially in zones without lime in all Europe. One grows up in zones without cultivating and ways on the brink of madness.

The time of flowering of the red arenaria agrees with the spring. The flowers are normally of pink color and quite small, reaching in best of the cases 5 mm five sépalos and one corola of five petals are formed by a chalice with. They are born between the leaves and they are grouped in ramilletes. The fruit has made oval form and is filled with seeds of grayish color. The harvesting is made in the same period of flowering, since it is at this moment when the plant is richer in active principles. The whole plant is collected and it keeps in piles in a shady place and without humidity so that it can be dried. It is important that, once dry the plant, conserves in hermetic jars and sections of the light.

The plant is not very well studied from the scientific point of view, although popularly it has been used from always as diurético and also it knows that it acts on inflammations and espasmos of the urinary routes. It acts of preventive form against the formation of renales calculations and urinary sediments. In general one is a plant that favors the good operation of the urinary routes. Enough afternoon was gotten up to the therapeutic medicine, although it has been used for either many years like homemade remedy, or single or mixing it with other diuréticas plants like her.

Infusion: A liter of about 40 water is put to warm up and when it is boiling they add gr.. of the affluent plant drought; it is let cool and it is strained. Whichever cups can be taken is desired, because it is not detrimental for the health. If the flavor is not very pleasant it can sweeten with sugar.

This plant frequently is associated other diuréticas grass in order to increase its effect. In pharmacy it is easy to find it as much single as mixed with others.

Diurético. Antiedematoso. Antireumático.

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