VENUS OMBLIGO
umbilicus pendulinus
VENUS OMBLIGO
umbilicus pendulinus
Family
: Crasuláceas.
Description:
Plant fat with
a
short rhizomes and tuberous stem slightly. The leaves are fleshy, hanging Pelt, crenate. The flowers are arranged in clusters with the cylindrical corolla divided into fine teeth of about one quarter of its total length, reddish - white or green. The fruit is formed by five follicles free. It is
common
in the walls, along with
olive
, cliffs, rooftops, and so on. The stem can measure up to 40 cm. tall. Is harvested in
summer
.
Used parts:
The leaves.
Active Principles:
trimethylamine, waxes, chlorophyll, fotosterina.
Directions:
lenitive, diuretic.
Use:
juice, pulp, infusion.
Details:
The leaves crushed causing the rapid maturation of the scars and boils. They are used in the form of ointment in painful
hemorrhoids
. From the leaves gives
a
yellow
coloring substance. It is grown as an ornamental plant for the rustic rock gardens, because of its easy adaptability. The juice
has
been used against
otitis
purulent accumulations, applying it directly to the auditory canal.
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