Scientific Name globularia vulgaris IT MAKES ROUND GREATER
Other Names:
Escorciana, false Sen
In the classic antiquity this plant like "terrible grass" was known, because was confused it with sen, powerful laxative effect. Today we know that its effect is not as intense as the one of sen, although it is continued using the Globularia like laxative.
Habitat: Central and southern Europe, distributed by calcáreos, dry and sunny lands.
Description: cms plants vivaz from 15 to 20. of height, the family of the Globulariáceas. Their leaves are oval, and form a basal rosette. Their flowers are of alive blue color.
Used parts: the leaves.
Properties and indications: all the plant contains glucósido, the globularina, to which it must his laxative action, as well as heterósidos, tannin, draws resin from and vitamin G. In addition to its effect
laxative, quite energetic, he is colagoga (it facilitates the evacuating of the biliary vesicle), slightly stimulating sudorífica and.
Use: decocción of 40 to 50 grams of leaves by liter of water, that is made boil during 15 minutes; a cup is taken at night before lying down, and another one to the following morning in uninformed.
Precautions: not to exceed the indicated doses, because it can produce diarreas vomits and forts.