JAVA TEA (ortosifón orthosiphon stamineus)

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	JAVA TEA
	*ortosifón orthosiphon stamineus*

Name
JAVA TEA

Scientific Name
ortosifón orthosiphon stamineus

JAVA TEA

Other Names:

Tea of Java

Original plant of the Southeastern of Asia until Australia and tropical America. Also I denominate tea of Java. The flowery leaves and sumidades are used.

One does not know the active principles responsible for its action very well. Have been oil essential, rich mineral potassium salts, tannins, saponinas, hill, betaíina, and heterósido (the ortosifonina).

It is mainly a good diurético, favoring the elimination of chlorides, some him also consider antilitiasico, although as with all the diuréticos its prolonged use is not recommended. In addition he is colagogo, hipocolesterolemiante and antispasmodic.

Indicated in renales calculations, renal sclerosis, acid úrico, edemas, hepato-renales affections, etc.

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