VIVRORERA (echium vulgare)

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	VIVRORERA
	*echium vulgare*

Name
VIVRORERA

Scientific Name
echium vulgare

VIVRORERA

Family: Borragináceas.

Description: Of Greek the ekios, viper, by reference to the similarity of the fruit with the head of this animal. Biennial or perennial plant, with fusiform root and simple, silky, hispid stems turgid, stained of black points. The inferior leaves are lanceoladas and whole, tomentosas, hispid; superior, sésiles and the narrow ones in the base. The flowers, of bluish red color and occasionally white, meet in piramidales ears with escorpioidea top. The corola has five lobes in form of funnel and five estambres. The fruit is rough and espigoso, formed by four aquenios. Species common in uncultivated lands, throughout the ways in the level zones of all Europe. The stems can reach a meter of length. It is collected in July.

Used parts: The floral extremities.

Composed chemical: Mucílagos, cinogloxina, consolicina, nitrates, tannin.

Properties: Báquica, diurética, to harm it.

Way of use: Infusion, juice, dusts, enolito, tincture.

Note: When not yet they are hispid, the buds of the leaves eat in salad like borraja and presents/displays their same properties. The root has been used for the extraction of a red, colorante substance of weaves. The juice is also used in cosmetic like effective emollient for the reddened or delicate skins. Cataplasms of fresh extremities for the treatment of forúnculos and uñeros are used.

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