LITER
salicarialythrum salicaria
LITER
salicarialythrum salicaria
Other Names:
Rills
,
Friars
,
Lisimaquia
Red
Liter
.
This plant and Dioscórides recommended in the first century AD as antidiarreica and hemostatic. Its use is still in place, and since then
has
helped to heal many sick people,
children
and adults. For its tannin content, is used for tanning hides.
Habitat:
Common
in moist
meadows
, ponds and banks of streams and rivers across Europe. Naturalized in the
American
continent.
Description:
perennial plant of the
family
of Litráceas, stem erect, robust and quadrangular section, which reaches up to 1. 5 m in height. Its leaves resemble those of the willow, and the flowers are pink
purple
, in spike.
Used parts:
the flowering tops.
Properties and indications:
contains up to 15% of tannins to which it owes its astringent action and antidiarreica; mucilages and pectin, which make emollient (softener inflamed skin and mucous membranes) as well as flavonoids and anthocyanins of anti - inflammatory action. These are his instructions:
Diarrhea
,
gastroenteritis
, dysentery,
colitis
: especially useful in severe cases, when there is blood or mucus issue. It
has
been used successfully in salmonellosis and
typhoid
. Very appropriate to fight
diarrhea
in infants, both in the bottle as in Enema, associated with an appropriate regime (
carrot
, white
rice
, flour, locust
bean
, etc.
Varicose ulcers, infected wounds, eczema and
dermatitis
:
has
a
remarkable healing and regenerative effect of the epidermis.
Vaginitis, and metrorrhagia leucorrhea (
vaginal
bleeding
outside of
menstruation
) after
a
check optional. It applies in
vaginal
irrigations.
Usage:
infusion of 40 or flowering tops of 60 grams per
liter
of water, eat 3 to 8 cups daily.
For external use, lotions and towels with
a
decoction of 100 to 150 grams per
liter
. This decoction is also used for irrigation and
vaginal
washings.
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