GRASS OF THE LAMPARONES (escrofularia scrophularia nodosa)

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	GRASS OF THE LAMPARONES
	*escrofularia scrophularia nodosa*

Name
GRASS OF THE LAMPARONES

Scientific Name
escrofularia scrophularia nodosa

GRASS OF THE LAMPARONES

Other Names:

Grass of the Lamparones

The name of this plant derives from "escrófula", that it is as the tuberculosa affectation is known the lymphatic ganglia. Its root, flood of nodules, remember the aspect that present/display the ganglia of the neck inflamed by the tuberculosis. Guando did not exist effective treatments against this serious disease, the escrofularia one was one of the most popular remedies. Today it continues having application in other types of nodules, concretely in the hemorroides.

Habitat: one grows up in the mountainous zones and of tempered climate of Europe and the American continent, excepting the Mediterranean region.

Description: it plants vivaz, of the family of the Escrofulariáceas, that reaches from 60 to 90 cms. of height. It presents/displays a quadrangular stem, from whose end ramillete of small flowers arises. Its scent is disagreeable.

Used parts: all the plant.

Properties and indications: all the plant contains saponinas, glucósidos flavonoides, diverse organic acids and an alkaloid. In internal use she is diurética, although, due to his toxicity, single one is used externally by his properties emollient (calm the inflammations of the skin and the mucous) and healing, due to his content in saponinas. For it it is applied in form of washings and compresas. It is specially useful in case of hemorroides; since calm the pain that produces, and reduces them of size. Also it is applied in abscesses, infected hurt furúnculos and.

Use: washings and compresas on the zone affected with a decocción of 20 grams of plant by liter of water. Baths of seat with the liquid of that same decocción.

Precautions: the escrofularia must solely be applied in external use. Ingested, it causes vomits and diarreas.

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