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Rosehip

Rose hip or hip (Rosa eglanteria synonymous Rosa rubiginosa) is a wild bush of the family Rosaceae. Its fruit, called rose hips, is used for making jams and jellies and for making tea. The oil extracted from its seeds is used in cosmetics. In addition to these uses, rosehip is an excellent natural product to prevent flu, heal wounds and help to fast.

Natural antibiotics to prevent flu

Echinacea stimulates the white blood cells and increases resistance. For its part, the berry extract eliminates segregation of mucus and inhibits viral replication Both extracts can be taken from the beginning of autumn, half a teaspoon per day.

Small wounds

In the event that a court will happen by accident, it’s always good to have on hand a clove of garlic. Grinding it with honey and thus prevent future infections.

“Fasting hot

If you have gastritis or poisoning food or substance, it is advisable to fast for 24 hours. To avoid dehydration takes 8 cups of hot tea like chamomile, meadowsweet, ginger and salt marsh mallow. These are what are recommended in these cases.

We have many medicinal herbs that are helpful to cure diseases, ease pain or as a complement to other treatments.

But it is important to know how each should be administered to achieve the desired effects. There are several ways in which we consume them according to the characteristics of each plant.

Many plants whose therapeutic substances are highly soluble in water can be taken as infusions, thus ensuring the most effective. But others need to go through a process of maceration to extract the best of them. An extract or tincture of herbs is sometimes the only way that a plant has medicinal effects but many people do not know how to make a herbal extract thinking that this is a complicated chemical process when it is actually very simple.
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