ACANTO
ACANTO
The
acanthus
is
a
giant grass belonging to the
family
of acantáceas;
has
a
funny way, very elegant and harmonious. It
has
some pretty large sheets assembled in
a
bush, with the tip curled down.
Each
killing leads to
a
long spike, erect and covered with small spiny leaves, whose armpits leave flowers with pale
yellow
petals.
One grows up in streams and shady areas, wet
winter
. It blooms from May, secándose completely in the
summer
. Then the rains returned to revive and pass all
winter
vegging. From the collection of interest leaves, which must be collected and put to dry in the shade or dry, with temperatures not very high.
Its
beauty
is very unique. Legend
has
it that the famous sculptor and architect of
Corinth
, Callimachus,
was
inspired by the floor of
acanthus
when he created the Corinthian capitals.
The whole plant, from roots to flowers, secretes
a
viscous
liquid
emollient properties, astringent and detergent very effective. In fact, the composition of the plant is not known in depth. It is known that contains abundant mucilage, tannins, carbohydrates, minerals and some
bitter
principle. What is certain is that this is
a
plant with emollient properties, that it
has
the ability to soften tissues and
tumors
. He
was
also given other virtues as an astringent, antidiarrheal and expectorant. It is indicated in
diarrhea
,
bronchitis
, colds,
liver
problems
and external use stomatitis,
pharyngitis
and vaginitis.
Decoction:
We boil 100g water with 10 g. of
acanthus
leaves, and with the
liquid
obtained practiced strokes on those parts of the mouth swollen. If you keep
a
little more boiling water and then filtered through
a
piece of linen cloth, this preparation can be used to make gargarismos in case of inflammation of the throat.
Infusion:
Putting 1 g. roots and dried leaves in
a
cup of boiling water, you get an excellent astringent and healing of wounds. The washing should be done just before you put the bandage, and it is appropriate to repeat
a
couple of times
a
day.
Emollient. Antidiarrheal. Astringent.
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