Acedera Vejic
romaza rumex patientia
Acedera Vejic
romaza rumex patientia
Other Names:
Acedera
bladder
, Chard,
Spinach
without
flavor
, herb
Patience
.
It belongs to the same gender that Barbels botanical de Vaca (Rumex Crispus) of properties very similar, and that the
sorrel
, which differs by not having an acid taste,
but
bitter
. All of them were used as
vegetables
in the Middle Ages and in times of scarcity.
Habitat:
edges of the roads and shady land in northern Spain and parts of
central
Europe. Naturalized in the
American
continent.
Description:
perennial plant of the
family
of Poligonáceas, which reaches 0. 5 to 1 meter in height. The stem and leaves are large reddish veins. Its scent is pungent and their
flavor
bitter
.
Used parts:
the leaves and dried roots.
Properties and indications:
the entire plant contains plenty of
iron
and
phosphorus
, tannins, and glycosides active on the digestive
system
and kidneys. Its root
has
been used as
a
laxative safe, although it acts so slowly that you have to wait several weeks to notice the effect. Hence the name of
patience
. It is anti (for its
iron
content) purifying and slightly diuretic. Its use is indicated in cases of constipation rebel depurativas priests in the
spring
, in eczema, slack in the digestive
system
and
anemia
due to lack of
iron
. Applied externally, leaves and roots are crushed healing effect on ulcers and sores on the skin.
Use:
the leaves are consumed as
a
vegetable
. Also in infusion with 30 grams. of leaves and / or crushed dried roots per
liter
of water, which takes 2 - 3 cups
a
day. Juice of fresh leaves, one glass per day. Externally, cataplasms of crushed leaves and roots, which are applied to sores and ulcers.
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