Muscari
muscari comosum
Muscari
muscari comosum
Liliaceae
family
.
Description:
Plant with an
onion
- like bulb,
a
part of that stems delicate, very fragile, cylindrical. The leaves are available only in basal
position
and are born from the bulb. They are fleshy, long, linear, with the apex acute. The cluster contains apical flowers sterile and fertile flowers: these are sustained by
a
small stalk that protrudes from lanceolate bracts. Corolla cylindrical
purple
. The fruit is
a
capsule with seeds nearly spherical. Fairly
common
in the boundaries of the forest and along the trails. The stem can reach 35 cm. Is harvested in
spring
.
Used parts:
the bulb.
Chemical compounds:
mucilage, tannin, salts,
rubber
, sugar.
Directions:
diuretic, emollient.
How to use:
Decoction, poultice.
Details of interest:
The bulbs are edible after boiling, so as to eliminate the
bitter
substance. Once dried for use in applications for the
red
skins. It
has
the same properties as onions, especially diuretic. The bulb can be preserved in vinegar, and loses much of the
bitter
substances it contains.
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