GRASS CANCER (cuphea aequipetala)

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	GRASS CANCER
	*cuphea aequipetala*

Name
GRASS CANCER

Scientific Name
cuphea aequipetala

GRASS CANCER

Or ALCANCER

Cuphea aequipetala Cav. Fam. Lythraceae

To this plant curativa virtue against the cancer is attributed to him. The treatment consists of taking the infusion from the single branches or with flowers, and to mitigate the pains this disease, the cofoundation of the branches drinks or it is applied in external tumors. In other countries, also Fodder plant is called is effective remedy against wounds, blows, inflammation of the stomach, tumors in the skin, grains, sores and gallings of the children. Generally, the cofoundation of all the plant for washings or promotions in the affected part is used, although it can interfere in infusion three times to the day; in order to clear pain it is used single or with mint and romero.

Grass of 30 to 80 cm. of height, of stem postrado and covered by reddish pelillos, with opposite leaves type sends. Their flowers have trompeta form and are born in the union of the leaf and the stem. She is original of Mexico and one is in climates and tempering warm, semiwarm, semidry. She is associate with the tropical forest caducifolia and subcaducifolia; scrub xerófilo, thorny pastizal, forests, mesófilo of mountain, encino and compound of pine.

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