GRASS 7SANGRIAS (lithodora fruticosa)

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	GRASS 7SANGRIAS
	*lithodora fruticosa*

Name
GRASS 7SANGRIAS

Scientific Name
lithodora fruticosa

GRASS 7SANGRIAS

Description:

The grass of the seven drains forms an extensive bush of green color ceniciento and quite rough tact. One is made up of many branches and ligneous small branches and young buds very to tier to us, that are those that brings the flowers. The leaves are narrow, without tail, seemed to those of the romero, single that a little shorter and covers of small short hairs, that are those that communicates the harshness to the plant. The fruit is made up of three or four smooth, off-white granites, that lodge at heart of the chalice. This grass grows up in calcáreos low earth lands, although also it has been to almost 2000 m.s of height.

Administration:

Like most of the grass of average use, the best way to consume it is in infusion form. The proportion that is recommended is of three parts of the grass percent of water. This infusion takes two or three times to the day, after the meals. Also, it is possible to be used externally, in form of washings.

Used Part

The flowery sumidades.

Flowering:

In some zones the month of April blooms as of the month of March, continuing throughout; but in high earth they have seen flowers in the heat of month of June. Of the harvesting we remained with the buds of leaves and flowers, which take shelter when the plant is at its time of Maxima flowering. Once gathered, they are put to dry in the shade or in dryer, to not too much elevated temperatures, so that the grass conserves its medicinal properties.

Active Principles

It is possible that it contains litospérmico acid, like other same types (boragináceas).

Farmacológica Action

Popularly considered hypotensile, hipocolesterolemiante, hipoviscosizante ("rebaja sangre"), hemostatic, antiinflammatory, antiseptic and anticatarrhal.

Indications

Hypertension, hipercolesteremia, prevention of tromboembolismos, influenza, colds, dérmicas bronchitis, wounds, ulceraciones.

Galénicas Forms/Dosage

- Infusion, to 3%. One or two cups to the day. Also it is possible to be applied externally, in form of washings.

Bibliography

Mulet, L. Estudio Etnobotánico of the Province of Castellón. Castellón: Provincial delegation, 1991, p. 262-3.

Villar, L; Palacín, JM; Bald, C; Go'mez, D; Oscenses Montserrat, G. Plantas Medicinal of the Pyrenean Aragonese and other earth. 2ª. Huesca: Provincial delegation, 1992, p. 141.

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