MANZANO
MANZANO
Other Names:
Camueso
,
Maguillomaíllo
, however,
Pomer
.
The apple
itself
is
a
compendium of medicinal properties, known since ancient times. They include digestive, that the medical school of Salerno, in the tenth to thirteenth centuries in Italy, described in the following aphorism, as quoted Messegué: Post pirum da potum, post pomum Vade cacatum, After the pear, pee; after the apple, poop)
Habitat:
originating in West Asia and widely distributed around the world, both cultivated and wild. He prefers cold climates and continental regions and northern.
Description:
tree of the Rosaceae
family
of average size, with white flowers and fleshy fruits, which are known more than
a
thousand varieties.
Used parts:
the fruits, bark, and flowers.
Properties and indications:
the apple contains 12% to 15% of carbohydrate (dextrose, sucrose and levulose) less than 0. 5% of lipids and protides; minerals (
potassium
,
calcium
,
phosphorus
,
magnesium
,
iron
and very low
sodium
) Vitamins
A
,
B1
,
B2
,
C
and
niacin
, malic acid, citric and salicylic; tannin, an astringent action, pectin,
a
substance hydrocarbon absorber and antidiarreica action, and
a
large amount of enzymes. The apples have the following properties:
Antidiarreica:
they have the virtue of absorbing
bacterial
toxins that are produced in the gut, in addition to its desinflamar and dry mucosa. The apples are useful in all types of
diarrhea
, either mild or complicated with
colitis
or dysentery (emission stool with mucus and blood) Give good results in enterocolitis caused by food in poor condition (toxic food) often produced by the microorganism
Salmonella
. They are highly recommended in
childhood
gastroenteritis
.
Laxative:
curiously, the apple
has
a
regulatory effect on
flora
and
intestinal
peristalsis, which gives it seemingly contradictory properties (antidiarrhoeal and laxative) Taken in the
morning
on an empty
stomach
, gives good results in
chronic
constipation or habitual.
þ diuretic and purifying:
on their ability to absorb toxins
intestinal
apples give good results in
chronic
eczema of the skin, which sometimes are due to an agency's self. In addition, they facilitate the removal of uric acid, urea and other
metabolic
waste, so agree to the arthritic, rheumatism, gout, and those who suffer from
urinary
calculi. At its low in
sodium
(salt) the apples are recommended in the diet of hypertensive patients, along with
rice
, which are obtained very good results in the decrease of blood pressure and reducing the edema by retention fluid.
Lipid lowering:
the apple pectin absorbs bile salts in the
intestine
, thus decreasing one raw material from which the body produces
cholesterol
. To get results you must take for long periods (more than three months) two or three apples
a
day, while continuing other measures against excessive dietary
cholesterol
.
þ Tonic and balancing the
nervous
system
: perhaps because of its
phosphorus
content. It is highly recommended in case of excitement, nervousness,
stress
and mental fatigue. The effect is soft and slow,
but
sure.
The apple is
a
food - medicine ideal in all
chronic
illnesses such as
respiratory
and digestive
diseases
,
arteriosclerosis
, arthritism, hepatopathies (
disorders
of the
liver
)
kidney
disorders
,
obesity
, heart
disease
(
disorders
of the heart)
hypertension
. Highly advisable to delay the aging process. The bark of the apple is invigorating, febrífugo and astringent. It
has
been used as
a
substitute for quinine. Currently used in
infectious
diseases
such as febrífugo and invigorating, as well as in the phase of convalescence. The leaves and flowers of apple are very diuretic and are recommended in case of
kidney
stones
or grit from, of
nephritis
(inflammation of the kidneys) and
hypertension
.
Use:
raw apples (grated) grilled or boiled, half
a
kilo
a
day; should always peel, unless they come from
organic
farming, and therefore have not been treated with insecticides or other chemicals. Juice:
A
daily glass of juice or apple juice at breakfast, assuring
a
good physical shape, can be mixed with
lemon
juice or
carrot
for better results revitalizing. Decoction of 2 chopped apples put to boil in
a
liter
of water for half an hour, the resulting
liquid
, sweetened if desired, it is recommended especially for the very debilitated patients, before starting the diet solid. Decoction of the bark
was
prepared with 50 - 100 grams of the bark of the tree per
liter
of water, are taken from 3 to 5 cups
a
day as
a
tonic, astringent and febrífugo. Decoction of leaves and flowers are made with 50 grams per
liter
of water, take 4 or 5 cups
a
day as
a
diuretic.
Galenica forms / Dosage.
Use
a
food.
Syrup or sirope.
Bibliography.
Lastra, JJ; Bachiller, LI. Medicinal Plants in Asturias, Cantabria and the cornice. Gijón: Ediciones Trea, 1997, pp. 172 - 4.
Paris, RR; Moyse, M. Summary of Matter Médicale. Take II. Paris: Masson, 1967,
p
. 423.
Valnet, J. Treatment of
disease
by the
vegetables
, fruits and cereals. Madrid: Reus, 1973, pp. 247 - 51.
Villar, L; Palacín, JM; Calvo,
C
. Gomez,
D
; Montserrat, G. Medicinal Plants of the Aragonese Pyrenees and other tierrras Huesca. 2. Huesca: Provincial, 1992,
p
. 146.
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