Henna
ligustrum vulgare
Henna
ligustrum vulgare
Oleáceas
family
.
Description:
Shrub, sometimes seedling, with branches and leaves pubescent slightly oval or elliptical, lanceolate, coriaceous, with
a
clear nerviación median petiolated briefly, with the entire margin, higher foil shiny, opaque bottom. Flowers gathered in apical spike, with petiole pendant, tubular calyx, tetradentado, tubular corolla, tetralobulada, white. The fruit is
a
berry ovoidal, blackish, which holds the seeds. Plant that grows spontaneously and that also is grown on limestone soils, aware of the plains and hills. Often exceeds two meters in height. Is collected in June.
Used parts:
The leaves.
Chemical compounds:
Ligustrina, resin, tannin, mannitol.
Property:
healing, detergent.
How to use:
Infusion, poultice.
Note:
Avoid the use of the plant, which can lead to phenomena of
intolerance
. While the crust
was
once used as
stomach
, it is safer to confine
itself
to external use, whose preparations have effective action without any kind of danger. The seeds are oily.
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