GARANZA (rubiarubia tinctorum)

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	GARANZA
	*rubiarubia tinctorum*

Name
GARANZA

Scientific Name
rubiarubia tinctorum

GARANZA

Other Names:

Garanza, Rebola, Red, Royuela, Sangralengua

Habitat: calcáreos grounds of southern Europe, where long ago it was cultivated. In the Iberian Peninsula it abounds towards the east and the south. She is well-known in South America.

Description: it plants vivaz of the family of the Rubiáceas, that reaches to a meter of height. The stem is quadrangular, of color reddish, and covered of thorny hooks. The root is long and serpenteante, of red color.

Used parts: the root.

Properties and indicciones: the root contains glucósidos antraquinónicos, to which it must his colorantes and diuréticas properties; alkaline and acid citratos málico and tartárico. Their more outstanding properties are:

Diurética: it is recommended in all type of renales affections (calculations, cólicos, infections), as well as in the cystitis.

He is sedative of the antiseptic pain and the urinary routes, which makes very useful in the cólicos. It has been verified that is able to dissolve certain types of renales calculations (stones of the kidney).

Aperitive: it opens the appetite.

Colerética: one is indicated in the upheavals of the biliary vesicle.

Emenagoga: it facilitates the rules and calm the pains.

Laxative: it favors the intestinal evacuation.

When using the blonde like remedy, is dyed of rose tinkles it, the mucosities and even the sweat, which does not suppose any problem for the health.

Use: in decocción with 30-40 grams by root crumbled in a liter of water; to boil during 10 minutes, of 4 to 6 daily cups. The root dust interferes of 2-4 daily grams, distributed in 3 takings.

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