FEBRINO
trébol de agua menyathes trifoliata
FEBRINO
trébol de agua menyathes trifoliata
Other Names:
Febrino
.
The Water shamrock is used in
herbal
medicine from the sixteenth century, as not being Mediterranean plant did not become known by doctors of classical Greece.
Current
mind is very limited and in some countries is
a
protected species.
Habitat:
swamps, lakes and ponds in Western Europe and North
America
. It is rare. In Spain is only in the Pyrenean region.
Description:
perennial
aquatic
plant, 20 to 30 cms. tall, of the
family
of Meniantáceas. Its stem is thick, fleshy and trailing, buried in silt. The leaves are long petiole, divided into 3 leaflets, and the flowers are pink and grouped in clusters terminals.
Used parts:
the leaves.
Properties and indications:
the leaves contain
a
bitter
glucoside (meniantina) responsible for its tonic properties on the digestive
system
. Increases the appetite, stimulates the digestive secretions and generally favors digestion. We recommend if digestives sluggishness, heaviness of the
stomach
or
chronic
gastritis
. Its effects are similar to those of
gentian
. It also contains flavonoids and alkaloids still not well studied, which could explain its properties febrífugo, laxatives and emenagogas. It is used in the states
flu
.
Use:
infuse with leaves (15 to 30 grams per
liter
) which is making
a
cup before
each
meal. It also takes the juice of fresh plant at
a
rate of about 20 ml dissolved in water or milk, 2 - 3 times
each
day. Powder
was
administered in 2 to 3 grams daily divided into 3 shots.
Precautions:
in high doses is emetic and
purgative
(causing vomiting)
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