GRASS OF SAN ANTONIO (epilobio epilobium angustifolium)

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	GRASS OF SAN ANTONIO
	*epilobio epilobium angustifolium*

Name
GRASS OF SAN ANTONIO

Scientific Name
epilobio epilobium angustifolium

GRASS OF SAN ANTONIO

Other Names:

Grass of San Antonio, Laurel of San Antonio

This beautiful one of European mountains, besides to cheer the Vista with its colorful one, communicates an pleasant sweet flavor to the tisanes done with her. In the north of Europe very it is appreciated, and their buds to tier to us eat in salad.

Habitat: spread by all Europe and northern Asia. In Spain one is in mountains of the north, of the center and in Sierra Nevada. One grows up in cold mountain forests.

Description: it plants vivaz of the family of the Enoteráceas, whose rigid stem reaches 70-100 cms. of height. Their flowers have 4 petals and 4 sépalos of pink color alive or purple.

Used parts: the dry flowers and the root.

Properties and indications: all the plant contains tannin, pectina and mucílago. It has properties astringents, due to his tannin content; and emollients (desinflama the skin and the mucous), thanks to its wealth in mucílagos and pectina. Their more common applications are the following ones:

Diarreas, gastroenteritis, and in general, all the inflammations of the digestive mucosa. In addition to its effect astringent, epilobio is antiinflammatory. It cuts the diarrea and it makes disappear the abdominal malaise.

Estomatitis (inflammation of the buccal mucosa), gingivitis and faringitis: applied in mouthwashes and garglings it has antiinflammatory effect and it leaves an pleasant sensation of coolness in the mouth.

Use: in infusion with 50 grams of dry flowers and root in a liter of water, from which 4 or 5 daily cups are taken.

For external use and Mouthwashes and garglings that are made with the same infusion that is used internally.

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