GRASS PULGUERA (zaragatonaplantago psyllium)

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	GRASS PULGUERA
	*zaragatonaplantago psyllium*

Name
GRASS PULGUERA

Scientific Name
zaragatonaplantago psyllium

GRASS PULGUERA

Other Names:

Arta de Agua, CoNize, Pulguera Grass, Llantén de Perro, Psilio

Dioscórides recommended in century I d.C. like emollient (suavizante), and as so it has come using until half-full from century XX, when it was discovered that in addition it has a smooth laxative effect. At the moment it enters the composition of diverse prepared phamacists against the constipation.

Habitat: it grows in sandy or stony lands of all the Mediterranean area. It is cultivated with medicinal aims.

Description: it plants annual of the family of the Plantagináceas with herbaceous and raised stem of up to 30 cm of height. The flowers are small, of white color, grouped in ovoid ears. The fruits contain two seeds of 3 mm, smooth and of brown color.

Used parts: the seeds.

Properties and indications: the seeds contain abundant mucílago (until 15%), that confers laxative action to them, emollient and antiinflammatory. Zaragatona is one of the plants with greater content in mucílago than it is known, muy.superior.a the linseed (linen seeds). It also contains vegetal lipids with esteroles (sitosteroles), potassium salts and oligoelementos. Of there its indications:

Digestive affections: mucílago acts like a hydrophilic colloid; that is to say, their molecules are surrounded by great amount of water molecules, that cause that it increases of volume and becomes a smooth mass and of gelatinous aspect. Of this form, mucílago obtains two effects:

layer creates viscous and protective that covers all the interior of the digestive conduit, from the stomach to the heavy intestine, offering with it a suavizante and antiinflammatory action on the digestive mucous, that are highly beneficial in case of gastritis, gastric or duodenal ulcer, and colitis; calm the pirosis (acidity) and the stomach ache, and makes stop the cólicos pains and the diarrea in case of colitis.

It increases the volume of lees and it makes softer, with which these move with greater facility by tracto digestive, demanding a smaller peristáltico effort to the colon. All it is translated in a smooth laxative effect, without retortijones, nor irritation, and without it creates habit nor causes mineral loss of potassium or salts; that is to say, without no undesirable indirect effect. Mucílago of zaragatona can be used continuously during months, or even years. It is very useful in the treatment of the chronic constipation and its consequences, such as the hemorroides or the diverticulosis of the colon, that in addition aid to come up.

The divertículos take place as a result of the excess of pressure that it has to make the colon to make progress to hard or parched lees. The feeding rich in meats and refined products, but poor in integral fruits, vegetables and cereals, produces little and hard lees that put under the heavy intestine to a concerted effort. The result of all it is the constipation and its complications, most serious of which it is the colon cancer. The treatment with mucílago is due to accompany by a change in the nourishing habits. The laxative effect of mucílago power by the one of the hemicelulosa, fiber that forms the rind of the seeds. The beneficial effect of mucílago on the intestine also can be obtained administering it in enemas, very advisable in the anus-rectal inflammations. Desinflama the hemorroides and calm the annoyances of the fissures annals; recommendable in case of proctitis (inflammation of the rectum) and of colitis, even the ulcerosa. In this last case complement of the specific treatment is used as.

Treatment of the obesity: the administration of seeds of zaragatona with water in abundance between meals, produces sensation of fullness and satiety in the stomach, diminishing the appetite. This action must to the hydrophilic capacity of mucílago, that is swollen and increased of volume with the water. This effect also contributes to the diminution of weight that is obtained with the ingestion of zaragatona. In addition it has been verified which mucílago diminishes the triglicéridos cholesterol levels and of in the blood, possibly because interferes with the absorption of fats in the thin intestine.

Urinary affections: mucílago of zaragatona also acts like antiinflammatory on the urinary mucous. Aid to calm the annoyances of the cystitis and favors the regeneration of the irritated mucosa. It is used in combination with other treatments.

Cutaneous affections: applied locally in cataplasm form, it protects and desinflama the skin irritated in case of eccema and eruptions or dermatosis. It is healing when it is applied on burns, wounded or varicose ulcers. Also it is used in cosmetic for the beauty of the skin.

Use: in order to prepare macerating of seeds, to crush them and to leave them in maceration during 1-2 hours (a sopera spoonful of seeds by water glass). To take mucílago later, filtering the resulting liquid. An anise grain teaspoon can be added to improve the flavor. One in the morning interferes a glass in uninformed and another one at night before lying down.

Externally, in cataplasms of seeds: after puttings in maceration, they are warmed up and a cataplasm is prepared with them, that stays at least 15 minutes on the affected zone, 2 or 3 times to the day. Enemas: they are made with the resulting liquid of the macerated one of seeds; mililiter for each application is sufficient with 100 250; to administer up to 3 enemas daily.

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