PIMPINELA_BLANCA (pimpinella saxifraga)

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	PIMPINELA_BLANCA
	*pimpinella saxifraga*

Name
PIMPINELA_BLANCA

Scientific Name
pimpinella saxifraga

PIMPINELA_BLANCA

Family: Umbelíferas.

Description: Grass provided with axonomorfa fibrous root and fluted, raised, fragile stem. The leaves are pinnadas, obtuse, indented or pinnatosectas. The flowers are grouped in umbelas apicales with more than ten pentapétalos radios and estambres that exceeds the length of the corola. The fruit, made oval, is fluted and squashed. Very common in the fields, between the rubbish, throughout the footpaths from the level one to hills. The stem reaches an approximated height of a meter. It is collected in autumn.

Used parts: The root.

Composed chemical: Pimpinelina, salts, essence, pectina, tannin.

Properties: Emenagoga, colagoga, diurética.

Preparation: Decocción, dusts, tincture, flowed extract, syrup.

Of interest: The name comes from the observation from which the root manages to infiltrate between the fissures of stones and has made think that it has capacity to solubilizar carbonates (saxafrango, to break stones). For that reason it was used like litóntrica. However, it is useful in the cases of hepática insufficiency and, in external application, lotions on the aged skin. Used assiduously, the dye, is advisable in the cases of lack of appetite. The distilled water is used like coiris. The young leaves are mixed in the salads like perfuming, by their taste similar to the one of the parsley.

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