ANIS GREEN ANISE GROWN
DESCRIPTION annual plant leaves
fluffy, yellow flowers in umbels and
Seed gray-green, striped (60 cm high).
HABITAT AND CULTURE Anise is native
Eastern Mediterranean and Africa
North. It is cultivated for its seeds, which
are endowed with medicinal properties and
culinary.
USED PARTS seeds, essential oil.
CONSTITUENTS essential oil
(up to 70-90% of anethole with
of méthylchavicol and other terpenes)
furanocoumarins, flavonoids, fatty acids,
sterols and proteins.
HISTORY AND TRADITIONS The anise is cultivated
in Egypt since at least 4000 years.
The ancient medical texts mention
the use of seeds as a diuretic and
in cases of digestive problems and sore
teeth. Dioscorides (I century AD. AD) notes
as anise "warm, dry and dissolve; facilitates
breathing, relieves pain, promotes
urinary excretion and quiet the thirst. "
EFFECTS AND USES MEDICINAL Seeds
anise are renowned for their ability
reduce bloating and flatulence,
and to facilitate digestion. They are often
prescribed to infants and children
colicky and at all ages, if
nausea and indigestion. Insofar
where they fought effectively spasms
anise seeds give good results
in cases of menstrual pain, asthma,
whooping cough and bronchitis. They promote
the elimination of mucus bronchiques'et
are useful for treating diseases
tract. In addition, seeds of anise
promote lactation and contribute to
deal with problems of impotence and
frigidity. The essential oil has the same
information and works by using external
against lice and scabies. Furthermore, anethole
promotes ovulation in women.
The whole seed has the same property;
it is sometimes used to stimulate the libido.
CAUTION The essential oil should be
used only on prescription and under supervision
medical. Not recommended during pregnancy.
SEE ALSO gastric acidity
and indigestion, P. 307; Digestion
difficult, flatulence and colic, P. 318;
Gastro-enteritis, P. 305; Flatulence
and gas, p.306.
Pinguicula vulgaris
(Lentibulariacées)
Grasset, LANGUAGE-roads
DESCRIPTION Perennial insectivorous
fleshy leaves with edges rolled
blue and purple flowers (10 cm high).
HABITAT AND CULTURE Hometown
Northern Europe and Eastern butterwort
push in the moors and mountains.
We harvest the leaves in midsummer.
PARTS USED Leaves.
CONSTITUENTS Mucilage, tannin, acid
benzoic acid, cinnamic.
HISTORY AND TRADITIONS The butterwort
was a common herb in
Welsh, who used it as a purgative.
In Lapland, it was used to
curdle milk reindeer.
EFFECTS AND USES MEDICINAL In
Europe, the plant is little used today.
Its main indication is a cough with
action similar to that of the Drosera
(Drosera rotundifolia, p. 202), another plant
insectivorous. Butterwort can treat cough
chronic seizures. Acid
cinnamic effectively combat spasms.
SIMILAR SPECIES Pin uicula ^ ^ randiflora,
related species originating in the Pyrenees
prescribed cons spasmodic coughs.
CAUTION Use only under
medical supervision.
Pinus sylvestris
(Pinaceae)
PINE
DESCRIPTION Conifer bark brunroux,
needlelike leaves, whorls of
two, yellow flower buds in winter and
cone or oval cone (30 m high).
HABITAT AND CULTIVATION Native to
mountainous areas of Europe, North and
West Asia, the pine shoot
now in the Western Hemisphere.
We harvest the leaves and stems were
usually when the tree is felled.
PARTS USED Leaves, branches,
stems, seeds, essential oil.
CONSTITUENTS essential oil
(composed mainly alpha-pinene)
resin and bitter principles.
HISTORY AND TRADITIONS The pine oil
is a constituent of disinfectants.
The resin gives distilled turpentine.
EFFECTS AND USES MEDICINAL Leaves
Scots pine in internal use, have a
slightly antiseptic action
the lungs are also shown in
arthritis and rheumatism. Oil
leaf essential is effective against
asthma and bronchitis, but also
0 commentaires