LANGUAGE CUERVO
scolopendrium officinale
LANGUAGE CUERVO
scolopendrium officinale
Family
: Polipodiáceas.
Description:
Fern fitted with
a
small rhizome with several rojizo radículas. The fronds are upright, with
a
short petiole, in bright green, undulating, ACORAZONADO at the base and lanceolate at the apex. The foil is covered by an abundant nerviación, paralelinervia, and is divided by
a
median pronounced rib. On the lower side sporangia are arranged in parallel lines, rust - colored, that upon reaching maturity produce spores. You can reach half
a
meter in height. Usually grows in the mouths of shafts and caves in the wet undergrowth next to the sources. Is collected from June to September.
Used parts:
The leaves.
Chemical compounds mucilage, tannin, gallic acid,
bitter
aroma.
Directions:
Expectorant, colagoga,
vulnerary
.
Usage:
Infusion, dyeing, poultice.
Of interest:
For its
beauty
, this fern is grown and sold as an ornamental plant from inside. In its
cosmetic
use as
a
degreaser decoction of hair or towels to form on sensitive skins. It
was
one of five herbs capillaries.
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