Nature and Medicine

Benefits of common kitchen ingredients

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Nutritious & Low-Carb: Recipe Breakdown

This dish is an excellent low-carb option that combines satisfying protein with fiber from seasonal vegetables. It is a nutrient-dense meal that supports both metabolic health and daily vitality.

1. High-Quality, Easily Digestible Protein

Chicken breast is one of the leanest sources of animal protein. It provides the essential amino acids necessary for tissue repair and muscle maintenance without the excess saturated fats found in red meats.

2. The Antioxidant Power of Vegetables

Vitamin C: Bell peppers (especially red ones) are among the best sources of this vitamin, which is essential for strengthening the immune system and collagen production.
Sulfur Compounds: Red onions contain quercetin and anthocyanins, which help combat inflammation and protect cardiovascular health.

3. Healthy Fats and Minerals (Sunflower Seeds)

Sunflower seeds are the "superfood" of this recipe:

Vitamin E: A potent antioxidant that protects cells from oxidative stress.
Magnesium and Selenium: Key minerals for proper nervous system function and heart health.
Fatty Acids: They provide unsaturated fats that help regulate cholesterol levels.

4. Anti-inflammatory Properties of Ginger

A touch of fresh ginger does more than just add aroma; its active compound, gingerol, is known for its anti-inflammatory effects and for improving digestion, helping to prevent that "heavy" feeling after eating.

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How onions affect hair and their uses

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Stimulation of circulation: Sulfur helps improve blood circulation in the scalp, allowing hair follicles to receive more nutrients and oxygen.
Collagen production: It promotes the production of collagen, an essential protein for hair growth and strength.
Antiseptic properties: Its antibacterial and antifungal capabilities help combat issues such as dandruff or scalp infections that can weaken the roots.
Antioxidant action: Thanks to quercetin, it helps protect hair against premature aging and environmental damage (pollution, UV rays).

Common Uses and Applications

There are several ways to integrate onion into your personal care routine:

Homemade onion shampoo
Direct onion juice application
Nourishing masks

Additional Tips

Type of onion: Red onion is usually recommended because it has a higher concentration of flavonoids and sulfur than white onion.
Frequency: Consistency is key to seeing results; it is suggested to apply these treatments 1 or 2 times per week.
Patch test: Before applying it to your entire head, test a small amount of juice on a small area of skin to rule out irritation.

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It contains important minerals, vitamins B complex and C.

It is a very nutritious and healing fruit.

It is the right remedy for the following diseases: scurvy, gum disease, oozing mouth, toothache, loose teeth, etc.
Purifies the blood, fights colds of any kind, hoarseness, cough, stomach pain, heartburn, stomach weakness, fever, etc.

You can make a syrup with the fruit, and for that you must use pure honey.

The pit you can get a proper tisane for bronchitis and diseases of the mouth. With the same infusion gargle and poultice made from drops. The cooking combat worms and parasites.

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Melón / Níspero / Piña o Anana

Pineapple or Anana

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	Known as tropical pineapple, pineapple, abacachí, abacaxi. There are 2 kinds of pineapple: a sour and sweet pineapple. Properties containing Water, caloric value, protein, fat, carbohydrate, calcium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin A, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin and vitamin C. Ideal for the following ailments, eating pineapple Formation of blood, bones, teeth, nerves and muscles; spleen and liver diseases, fevers, colds, nervous asthma, etc.
Pregnant women, infants and people suffering from nerve and acidity should not eat this fruit abundantly
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Pear

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	The life cycle of a spiral is calculated for 30 years and only delivers its first fruit when it is between 4 and 5 years. Pear properties Water, caloric value, carbohydrate, protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin A, B1, B2, and C
Pear as food is ideal for the following conditions: Hypertension, arteriosclerosis, kidney, gastrointestinal tract, goiter, inflammation of the bladder and urinary stones
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Papaya

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	Papaya, also called tree melon, pinoguazú, sucker. It is a tropical tree, its edible fruit, and juice is used in many drinks cocktails. The fruit is rich in minerals and vitamin. It is used in the following conditions: To combat the worms: 8-15 grams of juice for children 2 to 7 years And 15 to 20 grams for passing that age. One hour after drinking the juice will take 10 to 15 grams of castor oil as a purgative, and thus eliminate the worms.
another use A tisane few leaves of this plant has healing effect in atonic dyspepsia and heart disease. Chewing fresh seeds 10-12, cures diseases of the liver and facilitates good secretion of bile.
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Nispero

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The loquat is little visual charm, which is why few are tempted to eat the fruit.

If the fruit is ripe it is juicy and delicious taste.

It contains the following properties

Water, proteins, carbohydrates, fat, mineral substances, cellulose.
Citric acid, malic and tartaric acid, tannin, and within minerals potassium, calcium, phosphorus, and some carbohydrates stands.

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Qualities Medlar

The fruit is astringent, and should be used peeled and seeded.

Medlar juice is ideal for controlling diarrhea

The infusion of leaves, prepared in cooking, is ideal for conditions of the mouth and throat; making or gargle mouthwash.

Mora, Morales o Morera

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There are 2 species of Moral

Moral black and white morality or moral mulberry silkworm.

The properties it contains are:

Water, caloric value, protein, fat, carbohydrates, isocitric acid and malic acid rich in salts and minerals. Vitamin A and C.

Mineral is calcium, iron and phosphorus.

Mulberry is sweet, nice for its proportion of sugar, is nutritious mixed with dates, figs, prunes and wheat bread, is an excellent breakfast.

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healing properties

* Its juice is indicated for fevers
* For their acids it is disinfectant and microbicide
* Consumption is beneficial for improving anemia and arthritis.
* Is good for, hoarseness, gout, arthritic, swelling of the mouth, throat, inflammation of the vocal cords, etc.
* Boil and take the proceeds cold is good for typhoid fever.
* The tea leaves of black moral (30 grams in 1 liter of water), is excellent in diabetes.
* The infusion of the bark and the tree root decoction, expels worms and tapeworms.

Melon

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	It is a fruit that has more varieties. It contains the following properties Water, caloric value, carbohydrate, fat, protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin A, B1, B2, G, some mineral salts, some sugar, basifying or alkalizing power rich in physiological water. Otros temas para ver El Trigo La cebolla
This fruit is very good for the following diseases: Arthritism, neutralizing acidity, constipation, liver and kidney failure, weak infants, typhoid fever, laxative.

Quince

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The quince is originally from Greece that then spread throughout Europe and America.

It has a pleasant fragrance, which is strong and pervasive.

It contains the following properties

Water, sugar, carbohydrates, acids, protein, ash, cellulose, tannin rich ratio, pectin, oil and mucilaginous substances.

* The syrup is made from quinces, works well for tuberculosis, general weakness, weakness of nerves, weakness of the stomach, difficult digestion, stomach pain, difficulty breathing, asthma, heart disease.

To make syrup

Some quince juice and two parts pure honey is used and the procedure we take in is performed:

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Properties of the seeds:

* Water Boil seeds, and using this liquid to: nipple damage, burns, is emollient and astringent at once.

* 1 teaspoon of seeds and 2 cups water, is prepared in decoction, to wash the eyes irritated, chapped lips, hemorrhoids, etc. The tea made in the same way is good for breast diseases and colds.

* The liquid obtained from the leaves, and the infusion is prepared, it is good for bloody diarrhea.

* Applying building with a decoction of the fruit is combat, tumors, hemorrhoids, colon drop, deviations of the uterus, hernia, etc.

Melocoton

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Peach, peach, albérchigo, Persian. It is the fruit of the peach tree whose origins some say Persia and others in northern China.

It is the Fruit of the Gods.

The nutritional value is:

Organic salts, hormones and vitamins. It contains little albumin and cellulose, fruit is easier to digest.

The amount of iron containing highlights, easily usable, so it is very useful in anemia.

Water, carbon hydrates, proteins, calcium, sulfur, vitamin A, B1, B2 and C

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Its medicinal properties:

Stones and gravel, constipation, attacks and dissolves poisons blood, intestines, liver, kidneys and tissue hardened toxic uric acid, and drag while the exit of the urinary tract, as fresh juice and emollient, all unhealthy kidney urea.

Fig

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The fig is the fruit of the fig tree.

The numerous varieties of this plant, all have the same properties.

The fruit, delicious food and friendly, is pectorante and emollient cooked in milk, it is also very good preparation for the affections of the throat.

The cooking of the branches of the fig 2% is useful against dropsy, on which caustic destroys warts and internal use milky juice is purgative.

The Arabs use their cooked against toothache and the ashes of wood, mixed to cover the wounds caused by snakes leaves.

It stands between their salts: potassium, calcium, phosphorus. Vitamins A, B, C and D.

Granada

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It contains sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, copper, phosphorus, sulfur, chlorine.

Another name that is known is Mangrana (apple grain), it is an autumn fruit.

The juice of the bark has granda as important phytotherapeutic properties, eg juice is astringent. He made an infusion of the bark is good for inflammation of the throat in diphtheria, hemorrhoids, worms, etc.

In fevers juice is highly recommended, nourishes and purifies the body.

Any kind of worms or intestinal parasites, can be combated with the root bark, doing as follows:
Are soaked overnight, 1 liter of water 10 grams of bark. The next morning, all cooked at the same time water 15 to 20 minutes. Strain and drink 3 times a day. Last 2 hours after the last shot, 30 grams of castor oil ingested.

The infusion of fruit peel (8 to 10 grams in 1 liter of water) is healing diarrhea, gonorrhea and vaginal discharge. Excellent for bleeding gums, strengthens and cleans the teeth making rinses.

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Raspberry

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The raspberry is the fruit of the raspberry bush, and the family Rosaceae.

Box composition Raspberry

Componente	%
water nitrogenous materials fats extracted material sugars different cellulose ash	83 1,07 1,12 4,98 5,70 3,70 0,34

The combined raspberry with dried fruit is a breakfast.

It is rich in minerals and vitamins, especially C.Es a fruit that diabetics can consume, by low amount of sugar it has.

It is laxative, combat fever. It has citric and malic acid.

The tea leaves, not mixed with other herbs is good for:

diabetes, gallbladder disease, kidney disease, urinary tract diseases, skin diseases, irregular menstruation, inflammation of the throat, sores in the mouth and throat, diarrhea, dysentery, inflammation of the eyes, etc.

Amount to be used in preparations

20gramos 10 leaves in 1 liter of water.
For external use applied as fomentations, packs, lotions and decoction is prepared by increasing the dose the amount of grass. This preparation is very good for white flow

Strawberry or Strawberry

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Denominado también fresera, frutilla. Se llama fresas en España y frutilla en América, es un refrigerante y diurético de primer orden.

En las fresas se encuentra yodo, rica en sales minerales y vitaminas, especialmente la vitamina C; posee una discreta cantidad de azúcar.

Cuadro del valor nutritivo de la fresa 100 gramos

water
calorie value
protein
greases
Carbohydrates
calcium
match
iron
Vitaminico values A
thiamine
riboflavin
niacin
Ascorbic acid - Vitamin C

0,8

0,6

8,1

0,8

0,03

0,07

0,03

For its wealth of calcium and potassium, it is very good for the expulsion of uric acid.

Strawberry water is recommended for small skin disorders, ulcers and grains. Simply squeeze 3 or 4 strawberries and apply on the face, leaving it dry for half an hour. Wash with warm water to clean.

The tea obtained from the leaves of the strawberry plant is a very healthy drink.
To prepare this infusion you must use 5% of the leaves and disorders of the liver, groin and skin conditions.

The roots, 1-2% infusion for diarrhea and blood flows.
If 5% of the root is placed purgative.

The infusion of the whole plant cure jaundice. The juice of the same claims the sting of wounds and heal putrid wounds.

The Cherries - uses

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The fruits of the tree called Guindo, have different uses for a variety of bodily ailments.

Use the leaves in infusion of 2% is ideal for cough, chlorosis and calculations.
The tea obtained from the leaves of 20 to 30 grams of leaves in 1 liter of water, is prepared with the infusion method is very good for cases of stones, gravel, jaundice, hoarseness, bronchial catarrh, rebel cough , hardening of tissues, etc.

The cocimieto of cherries, is effectively split colds, coughs, hoarseness, flu, etc. It is sweetened with bee Miels. It must be taken well caliente.También is very good for the bile computations and in this case and take no honey.

The seeds crushed to reduce dust, prepare infusion to combat worms and nephritic stones.

It is a fruit that should be considered during periods of seasonal cures for different ailments that can prevent and even fight.

The resin of this tree also has its own properties must be dissolved in hot water and is used to combat all forms of colds, coughs, hoarseness, broncopumonares diseases, diseases of the throat, etc. everything related to the respiratory system.

The coconut and its healing properties

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The coconut is a alcalósico food; It dominates the potassium, magnesium and calcium. Its protein is of high biological value.

Coconut oil is obtained which is widely used in the composition of soaps or champoo.

Coconut milk is nutritious and healing, is an excellent food for children, the elderly and infirm. Children grow up strong and healthy, because coconut milk prevents the development of nefermedades ensures healthy blood, strong and healthy organs, strengthens the stomach and intestines.

The coconut meat is good for diseases of the nerves, forgetfulness, weak lungs, emaciation, etc.

Coconut butter, rich in healthy fats is obtained. Coconut flour (the hardened and grated coconut) is used in pastry and associated recipes.

Fresh coconut when green. before letting it harden, she has the soft flesh, and it's time to eat. In Europe it is customary to eat coconut, ripe and hardened, being very laborious digestion.

Cidra - Grapefruit

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Cidra, también conocida con el nombre de toronja, citrus cedra.
Contiene el complejo de vitaminas C, B, D, G, además varias sales minerales.

The tea leaves infusion prepared grapefruit is good for diseases of the nerves.

Example of an infusion to prepare: Peel 1 apple, grapefruit peels 1, 1 lemon peel. put all this in 1 liter of water and 1 cup of coffee size (small) sugar. put on the fire and boil until reduced by half. then turn off the heat and cover, let stand. Taken at any time of day as the drink to be removed or after meals. Is also ideal for those who suffer from poor digestion and for children in winter prevents colds or flu season.

The tizana dried bark tree has a good effect for: cramps, loss of appetite, slow and difficult digestion, heartburn, stomach weakness, etc.

The seeds of grapefruit, you can make a healing infusion, infusion against constipation, jaundice, pallor, anemia, etc.

Place a piece of grapefruit in the mate, have good results, only in minimum proportion the amount of properties that delivery.

Cherries

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The cherry tree is divided into 3 groups: sugar snap cherry, Blunders cherries, sour cherries. The cherry trees are the most acidic group.

100g composition. Grocery cherries
calorie value (kl)	39
Carbon hydrates Grs	8
greases (grs)	0
protein (grs)	1,8
calcium (miligramos)	0,019
match (mg)	0,030
iron (mg)	0,4

Red cherries have more sugar (above 8%) than black hue. In acid varieties of sugar percentage it is lower.

Proportion of vitamins in 100g of cherries
Vitamina A	500
Vitamina B1	0,050
Vitamina B2	-
Vitamina C	5

Cherries, through which point the foregoing schemes have mineralizing and vitamin properties.
Rich in minerals, particularly iron, goes well with anemic. By c vitamin rate facilitates growth. It is abundant in the latter vitamin, whose heavy drinking prevents the states of asthenia and hemorragíparos syndrome in spring.

It is rich in sugar. It may be associated with other fruits to form a delicious breakfast.
By shortages in carbohydrates and found most parde sugar levulosa state, many diabetic patients can be encouraged by this fruit taking it wisely.
The benefits of cherries: the core (bone) cleans the stomach, removes kidney stones and purifies the blood. Sweet Cherry is good for constipation, acid to stimulate digestion have poor secretion of gastric juice, corrects chronic diarrhea and intestinal anatomy.

The oil extracted bone Cherry has very good properties to remove kidney and bladder stones as well as to correct the arthritic pains. A good way to take them, to seize the property, you are crushing them in a mortar with bone and boil.
They are thus indicated for arthritic, liver and nephritic; for their alkalizing qualities and moods treatment plant provides a great utility undergo a cure of cherries. Be ruled out in this case the insane cherries.

The stems (Cabitos) of cherries is taken in decoction to 15% and is an excellent diuretic, bark decoction in as many doses is febrífuga and Antigout.
For the decoction is performed as follows: 30 grams of stems in 1 liter of water. Boil for 10 minutes. Hot about half a kilo of cherries It is cast; let stand for 10 minutes and strain, squeezing everything into a sieve.

Among many other species of cherry, apart from the common, they are used in medicine:
· Black or wild cherry Virginia, North America, whose bark is used in that country as a painkiller and sedative of consumption, as a tincture.
· Cerezo Santa Lucia, the seeds are used as febrifuge
· Alder Cerezo, fake wood of Saint Lucia, whose bark, foul-smelling, 1% infusion is used as an antirheumatic, antigotoso and antisyphilitic, water being the most tender, worming
· Cerasus nigrum, whose fruits, by fermentation, the Germans prepared KIRSCH; distilled water of the same fruit is used as a painkiller; but please do not use the prussic acid containing. So we say the two Brazilian species, wild cherry, wild cherry and purge, purge more for horses than for men.

the Algarrobo

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The carob tree is a tree Garrofero grown in some regions, and other wildlife, Southern Europe, Asia Minor, North Africa and South America.

Dried fruit or carob, food simply has laxative properties; It is used instead roasted coffee and cooking against diseases of the bronchi.

Carob Judea, reduced to powder, burns, serving their smoke to combat asthma.

The carob tree grows not only in Mediterranean countries but in all tropical and subtropical regions. It is a tree that defends very well in dry soils and is very resistant to drought.

Carob flour, for its richness in sugar, is used numerous times in place of cocoa for making chocolates family. It is also used in confectionery to prepare some sweets.

Locust bean gum from ground carob used as textile sizing industry and it is obtained, ADME. chewing gum.

The fleshy pulp or reduced to flour carob pod has the following chemical composition.

.................................... 4.06% nitrogenous substances
Digestible carbon hydrates .......................... 44.50%
................................................. Starch .......... 3.78%
.......................................... 7.94% reducing sugars
Sucrose ................................................. .......... 32.78%
Cellulose ................................................. ........... 6.32%
................................................. Fat ............... 0.49%
Ash ................................................. .............. 2.54%
Other substances, among which
........................................... pectin is 26.15%
Water ................................................. ................ 15.90%
............................................ 3 calories per gram

Carob contains important minerals such as calcium, iron, phosphorus and magnesium elements. Its effect is excellent in appetite, weakness of nerves, general weakness, anemia, rickets, constipation, etc.

With the infusion (infusion) prepared fresh fruit can be cured lung colds, diseases of the respiratory organs, throat, diarrhea, dysentery, etc.

The decoction of the bark of this tree combats sweat on hands and feet. It is also used for tanning leather.
The infusion of fruit used to wash or bathe the eyes, cure eye diseases.
The leaves, dried in the shade and ground into a powder, clouds and wattles fight eye.
The infusion of the flowers of this tree produces good effects on blefaroftalmia, or inflammation of the eyelid, apply compresses.
The infusion of fruit seeds cure inflammation of the eyes by washing with it.
The cooking of these are used to gargle in diseases of the throat; also to wash the ears for otitis (inflammation of the ear) and to rinse, then heals and strengthens the gums.

Sugar cane

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Cooked in water, sugarcane is a very good pectoral drink cough.

The juice obtained from cane sugar squeezed Fesca and is a very healthy drink that strengthens the whole body, especially the nervous system. This refreshing drink is widely used in Brazil and Peru.

It is a very pleasant and effective remedy kidney pain, pallor, jaundice, etc.

It is recalled that sugar cane is best to sweeten, when white sugar used is the process of moving refinicación 4 stages of sugarcane, and in the process the nutrients and vitamins that have source is lost.

The mixture of white or refined sugar with any decalcification liquid medium.

Kaki o Palo Santo

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Kaki or Palo Santo is a very rustic tree. originating in Japan. Its fruit appears on the Mediterranean coast in October and November.

The persimmon contains 13 to 19% sugar, in the form of glucose and 1.15 to 1.60% of proteins. It has tannins, rich in salt water and pectin.

It has energy power, containing sugar. It should eat ripe for that is more nutritious. It contains complex vitamin A and C, calcium.

The khakis 5 or 6 units mixed with ripe banana or banana, fig raisins, dates, prunes roasted in the oven is a nutritious and enjoyable breakfast.

The persimmon is astringent so it is used in diarrhea, is also antidispéptico.

It is a very useful fruit for anemia, to stimulate the formation of red blood cells. It has a great energy power and is recommended as reinforcing for convalescents.

Almond fruits

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Called almond fruits are used and these are two styles:
1- The sweet, very nutritious and easily digested, used in emulsions (almond milk), which is provided to children and sick, and a syrup, the horchata, beautiful and useful drink in inflammations. Of them all known oil and laxative properties sweetener is extracted.
2- The bitter, used in small doses - Being venosas- as tenífugas, Crushed equally with sweet, is used to rub freckles and make them disappear.

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CAUTION 7 bitter almonds and produce serious disorders.
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Almond is very nutritious and rich in fat and protein. Also it contains respectable proportion of salts and vitamins B complex is low in carbohydrates, which is why the kernel is not a complete food, but have many calories.

With 100 grams of almonds, apples and bread, we have a very full and healthy food.

Almond is a good substitute for meat proteins it possesses, adding it to salads, mashed or soup, should adhere as soon as you serve this dish or at most 10 minutes before serving.
Almond oil is good for: wounds, sprains, bruises, inflammations, neuralgia, swelling, gout, rheumatism, earaches, ringing (in this case 1 drop is dropped into the ear).

Breastfeeding women should remember that eating this fruit increases milk secretion.

Cranberry or blueberry

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Cranberry or blueberry is a plant that grows in the forests of Europe, whose berries are edible, such as currants, and its virtues mild astringent used against scurvy, diarrhea, dysentery, catarrhal affections of the kidneys, bladder, intestines.

Berries and leaves par the conditions mentioned are used. It is also useful to combat the fermentation and intestinal putrefaction. It is good for diabetes, helping to expel large amount of sugar in the urine.

The juice of the leaves should be used to cure the thrush in children and adults, making rinsing and gargle.

Amount to be used:

A good remedy for the diseases mentioned is the tea prepared berries infusion. 60 grams are employed in 1 liter of water. After 20 minutes, strain and take.

The powder obtained by crushing the root serves to sprinkle skin conditions, grains and wounds.

Plum

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There are different colors, shapes and sizes of plums. Plum by their percentage in carbohydrates and has laxative properties, is considered one of the best foods.

Whether natural or dry, it is prized as food and is known for tasty, because it provides, under certain culinary preparations, a part of breakfast or dessert of pleasant taste.

The main property is a natural laxative. It is rich in biochemical values. Contain abundant vitamin C. It is healthy and hygienic food that does not vitiate or dirty blood, because it contains elements morbid yet contains sufficient oxidizing agents scrubbers. It is diuretic.

Leaves of the plant, prepared in infusion fluid is obtained excellent for washes and gargles against oral and throat ailments, especially for tonsillitis.