GRASS SPARKLES (caltha palustris)

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	GRASS SPARKLES
	*caltha palustris*

Name
GRASS SPARKLES

Scientific Name
caltha palustris

GRASS SPARKLES

Family: Ranunculáceas.

Description: Of Greek the kalathos, basket. Perennial plant with rizoma short and abundant radículas arranged in beam. The stem is turgid, quite spongy, smooth, simple, heavy, with basal leaves very pecioladas, reniformes, whole, waved, festooned, with the apparent nerviaciones; however, the apicales leaves are almost sésiles and smaller. The flowers, little and solitary, have a petaloideo chalice formed by five tépalos of golden yellow color. When arriving at the maturity, the dehiscentes dry fruits expel to the seeds. It abounds next to the water obstacles with the mountainous zones or next to the humid meadows and the salt marshes. Used parts the leaves.

Composed chemical: Protoanemonina, flavonoides, tannin, saponina, colorantes.

Properties: Revulsiva.

Way of use: Cataplasm, tinctures.

Note: This species is also used as it plants ornamental in humid lands. One is used instead of the tobacco in the deshabituación cures. The flowers, before the opening, are conserved in vinegar like the capers, and also they serve to adulterate them. The colorante, like saffron, is used in the coloration of mantequilla. It does not agree to use the grass sparkles in internal uses, in order not to incur the poisonings caused by the Protoanemonina.

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