ALIARIA
alliaria officinalis
ALIARIA
alliaria officinalis
Other Names:
Garlic
Herb.
It
has
an aroma similar to
garlic
, and shared with him some of his noble virtues. It is recommended to use the fresh plant, shortly after it
was
torn off, as lost property to dry out. Some add to the salad its tender shoots of
spring
, which communicates
a
taste stimulant.
Habitat:
common
in mountainous and cold regions of Europe. It
was
also farmed in the Americas.
Description:
herbaceous plant from 30 to 90 cm in height, the
family
of cruciferous. Its appearance is similar to the
mustard
. Their flowers are white, and are grouped in
a
cluster terminal.
Used parts:
the fresh herb without the root.
Properties and indications:
the entire plant contains
sulfur
glycosides similar to those of
garlic
, besides sinigrina (glucoside also present in
mustard
) and
essential
oils. It
has
diuretic properties, stimulant and antiseptic. It is useful in the following cases:
Spring
fatigue and fatigue. Very appropriate for purifying
a
cure. It should especially obese, gouty, arthritic and hypertensive.
Torpid wounds and ulcers of the skin after washing with fresh juice
aliaria
, heal faster, by the action of disinfectant and revitalizing the plant. After washing the wound to enhance healing effect, you can put it on
a
towel or bandage soaked in the
liquid
(water with juice of fresh
aliaria
)
Usage:
how best to maximize the virtues of
aliaria
, is getting its juice fresh for someone is crushed in
a
mortar, and gives
a
canvas of
cotton
, or more quickly through
a
blender, take 2 tablespoons of juice after every meal.
Externally, the wounds and ulcers of the skin
was
washed with boiled water, to which you add
a
couple tablespoons of fresh juice for
each
cup. After washing the wound is placed over
a
cotton
cloth soaked in that water with fresh juice.
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