MECEREO (daphne mezereum)

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	MECEREO
	*daphne mezereum*

Name
MECEREO

Scientific Name
daphne mezereum

MECEREO

Family: Timeláceas.

Subarbusto description in spontaneous general, who develops a ligneous stem, doubling, of smooth crust, of gray color, with punteaduras. The root is ligneous. The leaves grow scattered, green, ovaladolanceoladas, providing with short pecíolo, you expire, ciliadas in the youthful phases. They appear after the flowering. The flowers, red or pink, are sésiles, you biswim or ternadas, arranging in lateral glomérulos that they form a cluster with a terminal beam of leaves. The androceo is made up of eight estambres; the gineceo has a short style. The fruit is one drupa red of ovoidal form. This species is common in the humid forests of mountain, and practically until the level one, in all Europe. It is collected in spring.

Used parts: The crust.

Composed chemical: Dafnina, mezereína, mezerínico aldehyde, mucílagos, oil, wax.

Properties: Rubefaciente, vesicatorio, drastic.

Way of use: Decocción, tinctures, liparolito.

Note: This species is very poisonous and none it must be destined to internal use. Externally one is used enough, although always they must apply it expert hands, in the preparation of antirheumatic ointments or vesicatorios emplastos, that often produce, given its high activity, eritemas and flictemas. However, it is used in homeopatía in some dermatosis and inflammations, in dinamización or dye form. Some birds consume the fruits without experiencing no type of upheaval. In certain zones the dry and pulverized crust like sneezing is used, but its use is not recommendable.

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