05 Amazing Medicinal Plant And Their Uses.
Azadirachta indica, commonly known as neem, nimtree or Indian lilac, is a tree in the mahogany family Meliaceae. It is one of two species in the genus Azadirachta, and is native to the Indian subcontinent. It is typically grown in tropical and semi-tropical region .
The Neem originates from India from where it was imported as trees from the avenues for its shade . As it resists brought it was used in the sahel in reforestation . These are the most used leaves in traditional medicine in malaria , edema and rheumatism.
Description of the Plant .
It is a small tree 5 to 15 meters high . The leaves are alternate paripinnate . The small white flowers are clusters and very fragrant . The fruit is a small cylindrical drupe or almost oval. It is high green and
yellowish at maturity . The hard core is covered with a slightly sweet viscous pulp and its wood is never attacked by termites because of its bitterness.
Curative Action :-
Many works have sought to explain the pharmacological action of this plant . An alcoholic extract of leaves and trunk bark has shown anti- inflammatory and antipyretic activity . A similarly , a freeze -dried aqueous extract of the leaves given by oral route to rats confirms this anti- inflammatory action. Seed oil contains many principles that are insecticides and can protect crops from predators .
Uses:-
Fever, Gastric , Ulcers, Malaria,:- Boil 30 grams of leaves in one liter of water for half an hour Drinking half a liter a day.
Balanites Aegyptiaca.
History And Use:
All organs of this plant are used in traditional medicine. The bark macerated is used in colic , jaundice and as activenom and vermifuge . The stems after removal of thorns are used as toothbrush and sold on all, but it is the fruit that is widely used as a food because of its carbohydrates and vitamins . In traditional medicine , we drink as aqueous decoction of this fruit purgative and vermifuge or in the treatment of the stomach disorders. A concentrated decoction fruit thrown in water can be used to asphyxiate fish and fish more . The almond contains an oil that sometimes replaces peanut oil in Africa.
Description Of the Plant :-
It is a thorny tree 8 to 9 meters high . The bark of the trunk is deeply striated . The ends of the branches have long spines robust and straight . The leaves are alternate and the greenish-yellow flowers are found in the axils of the leaves . The green to yellow which can be sucked like sweets. The contain an almond rich in oil .
Curative Action ;-
The fruit Contains a lot of carbohydrates and vitamins , and so justifies its name of desert date . It is also very popular with children and adults . On the other hand , the pulp of the fruit contains a asponoside , diosgenine , in an important quantity which explains the two traditional uses: anti inflammatory by rubbing the juice on the inflamed parts and also being able to asphyxiate on the fish by making a decoction of the fruit thrown in the water of the ponds and this decoction can kill the molluscs responsible for spreading schistosomiasis , and the stems removed from the thorns are used to removed tartar from the teeth but do not contain antibacterial principle .
Suck fruits sold in markets for their richness in vitamins and carbohydrates .
Anti- inflammatory - Molluscide :-
Squeeze the fruit juice or make a concentrated decoction and rub the inflamed part to calm the pain . then discard this decoction in the dry season is stagnant water it kills the molluscs.
Toothbrush:-
Cut a stem of balanites aegyptiaca, remove thorns and rub their teeth on hour a day for normal hygiene.
Barosma Betulina .
The buchu is native to South Africa it is also grown in some countries in south America, we use cuttings in late summer on well- irrigated soils and very sunny.
Description of the Plant :-
Traditional remedy south Africa , the buchu is a stimulant and a diuretic , it also relieves intestinal diseases . For the Western herbal medicine , it is a diuretic agent and a valuable antiseptic unary , used in particular to cure the cystitis and do other diseases of the unary system. the aroma of the buchu is strong and its taste is reminiscent of rosemary and peppermint .
Curative Action :-
African remedy :
The buchu is the medicinal plant of the Hottentots of Namibia , who use it as a diuretic and stimulant it is also a carminative treatment , which helps to expel flatulence and reduces bloating abdominals.
Western First uses:
Introduced in Great Britain in 1790 , the plant became on official medicine in 1821, cited in the British Pharmacopoeia as an effective treatment against cystitis , nephritis , urethritis and inflammation of the bladder .
Modern Treatment :
In general , buchu is still used today to treat the same conditions of the unary system, often proving effective in treating acute cystitis when associated with other plants , such as maize .
Gynecology:
In infusion or tincture , buchu cystitis and urethritis, especially when these diseases are linked to the existence of candida albicans, responsible for vaginal candidiasis . The infusion is generally more effective dyeing , especially when the infection is douche in case of leucorrhea {white discharge }, and incidentally for vaginal inflammations . The plant is a uterine stimulant that contains pulegone . Therefore , the buchu is not recommended during pregnancy .
Uses:
Infusion : For the prostate , drink a cup two times a day .
Tincture For chronic infections , take 40 drops in water three times a day .
Capsule for cystitis , take one capsule of 500gm twice a day.
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History And Use:
This small plant is recognized by traditional healers as anti-leprosy and anti -furunculous . In leprosy we use the whole plant in decoction that we drink or apply to wounds . For boils , we use a paste obtained by pounding the leaves in mortal with oil for ten years it was believed because of the name of fake -ipeca of the plant in Argentina , that is contained emulsion and cepheline , alkaloids of the plant . Ipeca , but a recent study carried out in Dakar showed that alkaloids were new and indole : borrerine and borreverine .
Description of the plant :
It is a perennial shrub up to 1 meters high, in herbaceous form with numerous branches , the stem has a succession of nodes on which the leaves are inserted , and the ninth small white flowers are arranged in glomeruli along the margins , stems and at their summit .
Curative Action :
The leaves contain alkaloids , especially borreverine, which has a fairly important antibiotic effect on staphylococcus aureus , which is most often responsible for boils and parsnips . Here we have the example of the scientific verification of ancestral data. on the other hand , the leaves contain a volatile oil with antiseptic action . Uses:
According to an ancient Greek Myth wild cabbage was born from the sweet drops of Zeus . The cruciferous plant was already used at that time as a medicinal plant . Further specifically , the women who would give birth ingested cabbage to be certain . The Romans , they found other virtues to cabbage . It served as both an antidote , even preventive treatment for drunkenness , and disinfectant in case of injury { used as a poultice }. Did not Pliny the Eldel , moreover , declare that that if the Romans had passed away from doctors for centuries , it was because of their consumption of cabbage? Cabbage is not only part of our Diet , but also medicinal plants that have always been used , especially since the plant was very early domesticated .
Wild cabbage is the ancestor of the many varieties that we know today, it appeared thousands of years ago , before being domesticated there are 2,000 it is still found on the rocky shores of the Mediterranean Sea, in the north of Spain and the South West of France . All the cabbages of our daily consumption { green, white , red, Brussels , Pommed } are cruciferous plants , that is to say having a four- petaled flower , having the shape of a cross . They possess a thick stem and green a or gray leaves . There are now many vegetable varieties of Cabbage . Curative Action And Internal Use :
Toning : cabbage treats general fatigue , but also anemia and vitamin deficiency, thanks to its vitamin contain C, B1, A, and E.
Decongestant , the juice of cabbage helps fight against flu, colitis and edema . In general, it eliminates toxins .It high fiber regulates difficult transits .Additionne honey, it heals the aphonia.
Cabbage acts on verious digestive diseases from diarrhea to colitis , through gastric and intestinal pain.
Decongestant : Cabbage can restore good blood circulation , in the case of heart disease and venous insufficiency { varicose veins , phlebitis , etc.} It contributes to better elimination in the context of liver disease.
Anti- inflammatory : in cataplasms , cabbage treats inflammations of the ENT sphere { angina , laryngitis }, as well as bronchitis , asthma , but also hemorrhoids and muscular pains . It facilitates the elimination of the effusions , in case of sprain for example .
Analgesic : cabbage relieves people suffering from multiple neuralgia , headaches, dental pain , sciatica .
Astringent : by promoting the revitalization of tissues , it soothes skin conditions, including zonas. Calming : Cabbage heals eye irritation , red eyes or conjunctivitis .
The cabbage is used a lot in poultice : remove the central side of the sheet and crush it with the roller to release the juice then apply three layers on the area to be treated , before covering it with a band of gauze .
You can also iron the leaf {always after removing the rib } before placing it, still hot, on a painful area.
In internal use, cabbage leaves are simply drunk raw or cooked , but it is also possible to prepare a syrup of cabbage with the juice of the centrifuged leaves and honey , to fight against the cough fat, take in this case 3 or 4 teaspoon , all day long .
The juice of centrifuged cabbage , at a rate of 100 ml per day { which corresponds to a quarter of medium - Sized cabbage } will fight against gastritis , stomach ulcers, hiatal hernias , oesophagitis Etc.
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