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Scientific Name: Apium graveolens L.

With a strong flavor and pleasant. Good ingredient in soups, salads and stews. It is rich in vitamins and can be found throughout the year.

Celery belongs to the family of the Umbelliferae (herbs with rhizomes, hollow stem and leaves scattered), is about 60 cms. tall, with a stalk thick, juicy and thick, furrowed and branched, with long leaves and cleaved and small white flowers. At its base forms a cylindrical stalk aspect of the emerging stems and leaves, giving the plant its distinctive look.

Celery was used in oriental medicine to treat hypertension. Contains anti-inflammatory that helps relieve the painful symptoms of gout. Is said to help reduce cholesterol levels and blood pressure. Helps relieve joint pain

The infusion of the seeds is used as a diuretic to relieve gout, rheumatoid arthritis and mild digestive stimulant. Due to the diuretic effect are very effective in the treatment of cystitis as they help to disinfect the bladder and urinary tract. Today, the seeds of celery are used to treat rheumatism and gout, as they help the kidney to remove urine and other toxins in addition to reducing the level of uric acid and the acidity level of the whole body. They are also useful to treat arthritis since they help to detoxify the body and stimulate the circulation in muscles and joints.

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Poultice, is one of the common methods used in its simplest form is to crush the plants to get a plaster. Other more elaborate use a base of vegetable meal, or in decoction, infusion or saline.
Can be applied hot or cold.

Decoction; this type of preparation is to boil for a few minutes the plant parts to be used (roots, flowers, leaves, etc), so, to get maximum concentrate of active ingredients.
Hard parts such as stems, bark or roots, it is desirable pieces or crumble and let marinate beforehand in cold water.
This technique is appropriate in non-volatile products (which do not lose their effectiveness over heat), or hard parts.

Dialysis in this technique is first becoming a solution freshly harvested plants slurry and using as a water or alcohol in different concentrations, or a combination of both. Then used as a membrane of parchment paper to filter the solution.
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While the hibiscus plant is used since antiquity to treat different conditions, you must remember that their consumption may be related to certain unwanted complications such as allergies. In this note giving you information about what are allergic reactions that can produce the hibiscus.
The hibiscus plant is used by alternative medicine to treat various diseases such as hypertension, dyslipidemia, as antipyretic, in obesity, kidney stones, etc.

Although this herb has many therapeutic properties, it also has contraindications that should be taken into account. Among the side effects that may occur, are allergic reactions. Especially if he consumes it is sensitive to any of its components.

The hibiscus plant belongs to the Malvaceae family, whose active components consist of oils and resins. Sometimes these substances can cause allergic effects in sensitive individuals, causing hives and skin rashes.

Hibiscus commonly consumed by his tea, but it is important to note that the information available on the safety of this plant is limited. So if there is an allergic reaction after drinking the tea, its consumption should be suspended and seek medical advice in order to establish the exact cause of the allergic reaction.

Remember, before consuming any herb you must know all its properties and adverse effects.

Introduction
Rosemary quite popular cooking herb, especially in Mediterranean dishes and is also used as an additive to soaps and other cosmetics. In popular culture rosemary has been used by herbalists to improve memory, relieve pain and spasm, stimulate hair growth and support the circulatory and nervous system. It is also believed to affect the menstrual cycle, could induce abortion, menstrual pain relief, increases urine flow, and reduce kidney pain (for example from kidney stones). Recently, Rosemary was the subject of laboratory animal studies investigating its potential prevention of cancer and its antibacterial properties.

The plant rosemary
Native of the Mediterranean, rosemary is now widely cultivated in other parts the world, but preferably takes place in a warm and relatively dry. The plant takes the name Rosmarinus, a Latin term meaning “sea dew.”

It is an upright evergreen shrub that can grow to a height of six feet. The stiff branches hold woody trunk with fissured bark, leaves are like needles dark green above and white below. Both fresh and dried leaves strong. Its small flowers are pale blue. The leaves and flower parts contain a volatile oil.

Plant parts used
The leaves and sprigs of rosemary are used for cooking and medicinal uses.

The endive or chicory have a problem with spelling because half the write with “v” and the other half are written with “b”. The dictionary of the Royal Academy accepts both and defines it as “a smooth variety of endive, which consumed the whorl of young leaves and pale.”

The chicory originated in the Mediterranean. It is a bitter variety of chicory (Cichorium intybus). They belong to the family Compositae. Some are wild, but that we eat are grown artificially by the method Witloof (they are no light has to be more tender and white).

The wild variety has green leaves and curly leaves. They are more hard and bitter. Currently also trying to be achieved artificially whitened, but never lose the bitter taste.

Properties of Chicory
The endive contains fiber, 94% water, is lower in calories as well as mucilage, so it is ideal for diets.

The endive contains:
* Vitamins: E, A, B1, B2, B6, C and to a lesser extent,
* Minerals: calcium, potassium, sodium, phosphorus and magnesium.
* Others: Folic Acid, Niacin, antioxidant, beta-carotene.

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There are various methods that offer us the ways how to make essential oils from different plants and for different purposes, one of them, which is associated with aromatherapy, or production of a special perfume.

But ultimately, the process of making essential oils are the same in all cases, has little variation between each method in accordance with the urgency or haste with which is required.

For example, essential oils of the fastest and most effective way to obtain, is the slow cooking of the plant to be treated, which should be fully submerged in olive oil or sweet almond, cooking should take about an hour and then filtered and packaged.

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The scar is left marks on the skin injury, burns or skin disease. Once damaged, repair of skin collagen and leaving a trail of injuries in the form of scar tissue.

Who does not have a scar somewhere on your body? we present some homemade recipe to remove these marks in the skin that you do not like much.

1. Daily application of honey, Aloe vera pulp of aloe oil and palm butter ricini scar area increase the skin’s appearance so adorable, so much it will cost you to identify where it is.

2. There are other options with the pulp of aloe vera, lime juice and two tablespoons of milk. First mix the lemon juice with milk and rub some on the scar. When dry, apply aloe vera pulp and covered with thin gauze. Leave overnight and the next day cream hydrates.

3. Collect the large shells, crush them with water, make a paste and apply on the scar area every day.

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If you have a fault or serious injury, you might have noticed that your scar is not anything good on the skin. Achieving good operation can hide (although never eliminate entirely), and therefore if you have an ugly scar is good to start thinking about strategies to eliminate them.

Since there is a natural remedy food is very famous for its ability to remove scar on the skin. These are onions, traditionally known as healthy food, but that each day is associated with an increased number of benefits. Among them is the ability to hide the scars.

onion extract can be used in gel form, and only apply it three or four times daily in the affected areas of skin scar. It is important to be consistent for the treatment of irreversible act.

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Like other sciences that has become a booming, such as acupuncture, homeopathy, aromatherapy, frutoterapia and other traditional sciences is a concerted effort to help the person to expand and improve physical and mental health.

Natural medicine, herbs, shrubs, trees and fruits that nature gave an impressive contribution to human efforts to live better. Plants not only provide us with food, clean up our environment to receive oxygen, and also to heal us and protect us from disease.

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Horsetail
It is one of the best diuretics, ie favoring the elimination of organism. Liquid retained in this way reduce edema knees, ankles and feet. At the same time desinflama the urinary system, kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra and prostate.
It is a good general detoxifier that by inducing the exit of the stagnant fluid in the tissues, clean the toxins. For this reason it is recommended for arthritis and rheumatism. There is the risk of chemical diuretics, dragging minerals necessary for the body, producing, therefore, lack of calcium and other offs. Instead it is rich in potassium and contains minimal amounts of organic gold, which is effective against arthritis.
Also in its composition selenium, a great antioxidant, which consumed too much in this way can be very le-vementetóxicaEste is the reason why not to exceed the recommended dosage or take longer for long. It may alternate with turf and beard of corn. Read the rest of this entry »