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There are a lot of medicinal plants, some very useful properties for health and that can help us a lot in case of illness or to prevent diseases and health problems.

Some of these exotic herbs contain alkaloids, which may be prohibited in certain countries. This, together they can be dangerous if we do not know how to consume, is why are not more well known for having remarkable medicinal properties.

Wild Dagga – Leonotis leonorus

Also called a lion’s tail. This plant has been used for centuries by tribes of southern Africa as a stimulant nervous. The infusions and taking smoking, getting different emotional effects that are traditionally related to sacred rites and social.

Another use much more important and widespread than it was and is still giving it as a home remedy for snake bites and other bites. This plant is also used by traditional Chinese medicine as euphoric, purgative and vermifuge. Read the rest of this entry »

For over ten years, between 1983 and 1993, the researchers of medicinal plants, made an extensive experimental research, chemistry, pharmacology and clinical properties of guava leaves, and showed that extracts of Psidium guajava leaves have a group of novel compounds, present only in this plant, known scientifically as gammapironas, belonging to the subclass of flavonoids glycosylated.

Such a set of natural compounds present in the leaves of this tree produced in the body four complementary effects very useful for the treatment of various gastrointestinal disorders, which explains its long and ancient usage to combat diarrhea, cramps and various gastrointestinal complaints:

a) antispasmodic effect due to the antagonistic action of Ca + in the contraction of intestinal and uterine muscle fiber, which explains its usefulness in eliminating diarrhea, intestinal colic and menstrual cramps in a few minutes.

b) intestinal anti-inflammatory effect through its action on the prostaglandin cascade, which explains its usefulness in reducing gastrointestinal inflammation in acute and chronic colitis.

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Piper betel plant is a green and leafy climbing vine that grows in India. It can grow between 3 and 5 meters. Sometimes the plant can also grow in carpet. It is very similar in growth, the pepper plant. Piper betel leaf prefers a warm humid climate.
The leaves are used in various traditional remedies to treat stomach aches, infections, and general tonic. Research suggests that betel leaves may have other immune system as well as anti-cancer capabilities.

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