BAROSMA
buchúbarosma betulina
BAROSMA
buchúbarosma betulina
Other Names:
Barosma
.
This plant
was
a
remedy used by the hotentotes, settlers of South Africa, before the arrival of whites. Its excellent virtues to combat inflammation of the
urinary
organs, have made the
buchú
will spread throughout the world, and that it can find in many shops and
herbal
preparations phytotherapeutic.
Habitat:
plant originally from South Africa, which are also farmed in South
America
. It is known in Europe.
Description:
shrub of the
family
of Rutaca, which reaches two meters.
tall. Its leaves are oval, opposite and slightly hair. All the plant off an aroma mixture of rosemary and
mint
.
Used parts:
the leaves.
Properties and indications:
buchú
leaves contain an
essential
oil (diosfenol) which is beginning its most important asset. It acts as:
Diuretic.
Urinary
antiseptic.
Inflammation of the genitourinary organs, especially the urine of
bladder
and
prostate
cancers.
The
buchú
, along with the
gayuba
, is one of the most effective plants that are known to successfully treat inflammatory
diseases
of the
urinary
organs. It is especially indicated in the following cases:
Pyelonephritis
(inflammation of the
kidney
and renal pelvis)
Cystitis
(inflammation of the
bladder
of urine) effectively relieves the itching and pain that occurs when you urinate.
Urethritis
(inflammation of the urethra or "pipe urine") whether or not the
home
venereum
(
gonorrhea
) regenerates the
urinary
mucosa and it negates the inconvenience. It is effective, whether taken in infusion, as applied in urethral washes.
Usage:
infusion with about 50 grams of leaves per
liter
of water. Will eat 3 cups
a
day. Externally, washed with the same urethral infusion as it applies to domestic use can be washed from the urethra in case of
urethritis
.
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