TAMARISCO (tamarix gallica)

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	TAMARISCO
	*tamarix gallica*

Name
TAMARISCO

Scientific Name
tamarix gallica

TAMARISCO

Family: Tamaricáceas.

Description De Tamaris, river of the Pyrenees, shrub of grayish crust and thin, numerous, carrying branches of small branches you expire as well and raised. The leaves are arranged on the small branches, alternating, overlapped, lanceoladas, glabras, sésiles. The flowers are arranged on small ears and take an dentated basal bráctea. They are pentasépalas and pentapétalas, of white or pink color. Estambres is in number of five and the anthers are biloculares. Estambres is three. The fruit consists of a capsule to monolocular that it contains seeds with apical edge. It grows spontaneous throughout the coast, in the zones of Mediterranean climate. It can reach and to surpass the height of 5 m.s is cultivated like ornamental species. It is collected in autumn.

Used parts the small branches with leaves.

Active principles Tannin, gálico, colorante acid, sodium sulphate, metilquercetol.

Indications: Astringent, antidiarreico, diurético.

Its Uso: Decocción, enolito, tincture.

Of Interest: To contain many tannins, the plant has been used in the industry of tannings. It provides in addition a suitable colorante substance for the weave dye. It is applied in cataplasm form on the wounds by his hemostáticas properties. The crust is more active than the small branches.

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