TEA FOR JAVA
ortosifón orthosiphon stamineus
TEA FOR JAVA
ortosifón orthosiphon stamineus
Other Names:
Java
tea
.
Plant native to Southeast Asia to Australia and tropical
America
. Also known as Java
tea
. Used leaves and flowering tops.
It is not known very well the active principles responsible for their actions. Have been found
essential
oil, minerals rich in
potassium
, tannins, saponins, hill, betaíina, and
a
heterósidos (the ortosifonina)
It is above all
a
good diuretic, promoting the elimination of chlorides, some considered him too antilitiasico, although as with all diuretics not recommended for prolonged use. It is also colagogo, reduce
cholesterol
and antispasmodic.
Indicated in
kidney
stones
,
kidney
sclerosis
, uric acid, edema, hepato - renal
diseases
, and so on.
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