CALENDULA AND ITS PROPERTIES

CALÉNDULA

Calendula Officinalis L.

CALENDULA(Calendula Officinalis L.)

BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION - Annual plant. Tapered root. Stem erect or climbing, 30 to 50 cm high, branched at the bottom. Leaves alternate, slightly toothed and hairy. Yellow or orange flowers. The fruits are concave and grooved achenes. It blooms from July to September.

COLLECTION - Flowers at the time of flowering.

DRUGS - Whole flowers.

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS - Essential oil, flavonoids, saponosides, triterpene alcohols, xanthophyll pigments and tannins.

PROPERTIES - For the essential oil, antiseptic and parasiticidal action. For the alcohols and terpene lactones, antibiotic and fungicide action. Also anti-inflammatory, healing, emenagoga, spasmolytic, sudorific, choleretic and hypotensive.

USES and APPLICATIONS - Topical route; Acne, skin irritations, scalds, burns, bruises, insect bites, disinfectant, healing. Internal route for menstrual and digestive problems.

BLUEBERRY AND ITS PROPERTIES

BLUEBERRY
 Vaccinium Myrtillus 

L.BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION - Deciduous shrub, 30 to 50 cm high, with stems very branched, covered by a thin gray bark. The leaves are alternated with the toothed, oval-shaped, light green color. The flowers are pendant and solitary, with bell-shaped and pink-green color. The fruits are blackish or blueish berries, with juicy flesh.

COLLECTION - The leaves are collected from the sterile branches and the fruits are ripe.

DRUG - Fruits and leaves.

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS - Tannins, anthocyanosides, organic acids, pectin, hydroquinone, flavonoids, triterpenic acids.

PROPERTIES - Anti-inflammatory, antihemorrhagic, astringent, antiseptic, vitamin P activity, which improves circulation, increases resistance and controls capillary permeability.

USES and APPLICATIONS - In the treatment of problems of poor venous circulation, in diarrhea, diabetes, cystitis, urethritis. In external use for eczema, wounds or dermal ulcers. Useful in ophthalmology for the treatment of myopia and retinopathies.

POPPY AND THEIR PROPERTIES

POPPY
Papaver Rhoeas L.

BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION - Annual plant that reaches 90 cm in height. It has fine root and spindle and simple stem, erect and hairy. The leaves are alternating and sharp. The flowers develop in the armpits of the leaves and are solitary, hanging when they are young and erect afterwards. They usually have a black spot on the base. It blooms from May to July.

COLLECTION - The petals of the flowers open during the period of flowering.

DRUG - The petals of flowers.

ACTIVE PRINCIPLES - Anthocyanosides, alkaloids, mucilages and flavonoids.

PROPERTIES - Light sedative, hypnotic, antitussive, emollient and antispasmodic.

USES and APPLICATIONS - Oral use in the treatment of spasmodic cough, whooping cough,
Asthma, bronchitis, manifestations of excessive nervousness in children and adults, as well as
As in sleep disorders and anxiety. In external use for conjunctivitis.

THE MOST COMMON SYMPTOMS AND THEIR NATURAL REMEDIES

ABORTION:
 Artemis, bishop and cypress.
ABSCESS:
 Alcachofera, onion, fennel, flax, mallow, oregano, rue, sauvignon and sarsaparilla.
URIC ACID:
 Coclearia, dandelion, ash, mallow, elder and olive.
ACNE:
Arnica, cochlear, smoking, cucumber, carrot and sarsaparilla.
ADENITIS:
Fumaria, chamomile and verbena.
BUCAL CONCERNS:
 Bad breath: Anise, mint and fennel. Sores and cracks: Eucalyptus, rosal and sage Flemones: Marshmallow, sanguine and linden burns: Marshmallow Stomatitis: Eucalyptus, rose and sage.
AFONIA:
Eucalyptus, mullein, lemon, plantain, chamomile, mint and tila
ALBUMINURIA:
Adonis, celery, onion, horsetail, lavender, bearberry, apple, parsley and elder.
ALLERGY:
Nettle and saponaria.
ALOPECIA:
Onion, cocleria, dulcamara, nettle, zanguinaria and carrot.
DELIVERY:
Anise, sagebrush, dates, gayuba and horehound.
 TONSILLITIS:
Bistortta, lavender, eucalyptus, lemon, wild rose, flax, mallow, marshmallow and bloodthirsty.
AMENORREA:
Artemis, bistrite, polypodium and ruda.
 ANEMIA:
Artemis, dates, legumes, wormwood, aquilea, blessed thistle celydonia major and barberry.
ANEURYSM:
 Garlic and artichoke.
ANGINA PECTORIS
 Eucalyptus and cumin.
ANOREXY :
Acedera, celery, sagebrush, lavender, hops and ruibardo.
ANTHRAX:
Manzanilla, elderberry and thyme.
 APPENDICITIS:
Convalescence: Agracejo, angelica, condurango, bulb and frángula. Chronic appendicitis: Barberry, thyme and mint.
APOPLEJÍA:
Mistletoe, bloody and lavender.
 ARTERIOCLEROSIS:
 Garlic, artichoke, horsetail, blueberry, mistletoe, lemon, bloodthirsty and onion.
JOINTS:
 Bone marrow inflammation: Comfrey and calamus. Bone Tuberculosis: Horsetail and walnut. Rheumatism: Arnica, dandelion, dulcamara, lycopodium and mistletoe. Fracture: Arnica, comfrey and rude.
ARTHRITIS:
Garlic, horsetail, cocleria, dandelion, lapazo, sarsaparilla, spruce, lavender, ash and juniper.
ASTHMA:
Spruce, celery, hemp, onion, drosera, grindelia, fennel, oregano, parsley, sage and valerian.
ASTHENIA:
Fenugreek, horsetail, wheat germ and brewer's yeast.
ASCITIS:
Horsetail, gayuba, saponaria, birch, spruce, dandelion, dulcamara, white nettle and sarsaparilla.
ATROPHY:
Heart and holm oak.
 DAZE:
Melissa and orange.
AVITAMINOSIS:
Lemon, orange, raw fruits and vegetables, tomatoes and carrots.
SPLEEN:
 Wormwood, frangula, horehound, parsley, tamarind and grape.
BILE:
Absinthe, artichoke, green anise, aquilea, boldo and dandelion.
BOCIO:
Horsetail, gayuba, lycopodium and dates. BRONCHOPNEUMONIA:
(doctor must be advised) pine, birch, spruce, cordial flowers, mallow and marshmallow.
BRONCHITIS:
Angelica, eucalyptus, plantain, mallow, sage, pine, tusilago, violet, carrot and zaragatona.
HAIR:
Poppy, horsetail and nettle.
CALAMBRES:
Wormwood, hemp, fennel, tamarind, apple, camomile, rue, linden and valerian.
BILIARY CALCULATION:
Alcachofera, gayuba, fumar, lemon, camomile, parsley, polypodium, broom, sage, bulb and dandelion.
RENAL CALCULUS:
Birch, barberry, wormwood, broom, bistro, horsetail, sage, mint and cocleria.
URINARY CALCULATION:
Birch, barberry, wormwood, broom, bistro, horsetail, sage, mint and cocleria.
CALLUSES:
 Garlic, marigold, celidonia and ivy.
CANCER:
(Always under medical prescription). Poppy, bistro, marigold, condurango, heliotrope, laurel, tormenila and violet.
COLD:
Fir, celery, eucalyptus, euphrasium, hyssop, lichen of Iceland, mallow, oregano, licorice, lemon, sage, arnica, poppy, common chestnut, gayuba, hipecac, rosemary and elder.
CEFALEA:
Melissa, valerian, juniper, willow and camomile.
SCIATICA:
Brewer's yeast, dulcamara, ginger and mint. CIRCULATION:
Horse chestnut and cypress.
CYSTITIS:
 Pine, broom, sanguinary, juniper, gayuba, chicory, mate, onion and elder.
ANGER:
 Guayaco, and Peppermint.
CHOLESTEROL:
} Horsetail, lemon, mistletoe, bloodthirsty, soybean, onion and horse chestnut.
COLIC:
(Prevention). Opium poppy, cumin, angelica, anise, hemp, marjoram, fennel and belladonna.
COLITIS:
White rice, bark of oak, quince, sage, marshmallow, wild rose, hazelnut and salicaria. CEREBRAL CONGESTION:
 Leaves of olive and sanguinary.
CONJUNCTIVITIS:
Quince, plantain, apple, rue, tea and tomato.
CONTUSIONES:
Arnica, marigold, centaure, opium poppy, gentian and laurel.
SENBILITY OF WEAKNESS:
Lesser centaurea, hops, Artemis and blessed thistle.
DELIRIUM:
Lemon, passionflower, tila and valerian.
FAINTING:
 Onion, mint and rue.
MALNUTRITION:
 Dates, vegetable broth and legumes.
DIABETES:
 Fenugreek, artichoke, lemon, garlic, blueberry, walnut, sage and onion.
DIARRHEA:
Quince, rice water, hazelnut, horse chestnut, marshmallow, blueberry, wild rose, salicaria and sage. DIPHTHERIA:
(It is essential to go to the doctor). Plantain and mauve. Dysentery Anise, horsetail, cumin, banana and salicaria. 
DIPHTHERIA:
(It is essential to go to the doctor). Plantain and mauve. Dysentery Anise, horsetail, cumin, banana and salicaria.
DISNEY Onion, hawthorn, mullein and figs. DIVIES (FORUMS) Frangula, elderberry, birch, thyme, mallow and marigold.
ECCEMA Spruce, smoking, sarsaparilla and horsetail. PREGNANCY Alcachofera, fenugreek, bisorta and biting. EPILEPSY:
Arnica, sagebrush, onion, plantain, apple and valerian.
ERYSIPELAS:
Artemis, lilac, elderberry and tapioca.
SCURVY:
Spruce, sorrel, artichoke, celery, cochlear, lemon, horehound and orange.
SCROFULA:
Spruce, angelica, calamus, dandelion, tobacco and gentian.
SPASMOS:
Ginger.
STERILITY:
Aromatic calamus and wheat germ.
STOMACH:
Gastritis: Mint, fennel, marshmallow and melissa. Catarrh: Wormwood, gentian, smoke, rosemary, horehound, anise, thyme and valerian. Dyspepsia: Chamomile, mint, melissa, gentian and tila. Acidity: Calamus, mint, tobacco, boldo, sage, lavender, tila, juniper and anise. Bad digestion: Wormwood, hyssop, ruibardo, fennel, cumin, rosemary, smoke, cocleria and blessed thistle. Dolores: Chamomile, thyme, mullein, mint, anise and arnica. Ulcer: Chamomile, corazoncillo, yarrow and horsetail. Haemorrhages: Horsetail, yarrow, oak and bistro. Vomiting: Salvia, mint, rosemary, valerian, fennel, anise and oregano. CONSTIPATION:
Cánamo, plums, figs, frandula, drosera, flax and zaragatina.
FATIGUE:
Juniper and tail.
FEVER:
Centáurea, camomile, tila, gentian, mint, elder, and cordial flowers.
FISTULAS:
Ivy and walnut.
FLATULENCES:
Fennel.
CANGRENA:
 Dock.
GONORRHEA:
Hemp, ponytail, smoky, gayuba, basil and white nettle.
DROP:
Spruce, garlic, artichokes, celery, bearberry, borage, minor centaurea, dates, asparagus, ash, gordolobo, guayaco, lycopodium and sarsaparilla.
FLU:
Anise, onion, thyme, sage and lemon.
HEMORRHAGE:
 Horsetail, condurando, yarrow and mistletoe.
HEMORRHOIDS:
Horsetail, and horse chestnut.
HEPATITIS:
Fenugreek, tobacco, bulb, yarrow, garlic, wormwood, lemon, horehound and apple.
WOUND:
Spruce, celery, centaurea, ivy, horehound, camomile, yarrow, rosemary, sage and vulnerable.
HERPES:
Cane, dulcamara, and sage.
DROPSY:
Artichoke, wormwood, celery, veronica, dulcamara, onion, frángula, parsley, elderberry and sarsaparilla.
HINCHAZONES:
Marshmallow, camomile, walnut, rosemary and sage.
HYPERTENSION:
Garlic, mistletoe, olive and onion.
HICCUP:
Anise, melissa, mint and licorice.
HYPOCHONDRIA:
Chicory, barberry, and juniper.
HYPOTENSION:
Brewer's yeast and juniper berries.
HYSTERIA:
 Acedera, calamus, horehound, valerian and tila.
TINGLE:
Replacement.
BONES:
Cocleria, lycopodium and lentils.
JAUNDICE:
Birch, absinthe, artichoke, dulcamara, boldo, nettle, polypodium, saponaria and carrot.
SEXUAL IMPOTENCE:
 Dulcamara, elderberry and sarsaparilla.
INFLAMMATIONS:
Spruce, artichoke, cabbage, apple and potatoes.
INSOLATION:
Green cabbage, green vegetables and fruit juices.
INSOMNIA:
Passionflower, valerian, garlic, aubergine, mint, orange, elderberry, lime, apple.
INSTESTINOS:
Wormwood, anise, aromatic calamus, juniper, fennel, apple, condurango, and grass luisa.
LACTATION:
 Fennel and fenugreek.
LAGRIMEO:
Aloe, horsetail, walnut and chamomile.
LEUKEMIA:
Absinthe, mistletoe, polopodium and beet.
SORE:
Poppy, Calendula, Aloe, Lemon, Smoke, Chamomile, Horehound, Walnut, and Sage.
LOMBRICES:
Garlic, thyme, onion, sagebrush, vegetable soot and pumpkin seeds.
LUMBAGO:
Horse tail.
LUXURY:
Arnica (for pain).
MAMMALS:
Espliego and mint.
DIZZINESS:
Onion, lavender and lemon.
MEMORY (LACK OF):
 Parsley and soy.
MENOPAUSE:
Artemis and mistletoe.
MENSTRUATION:
Dolores: Artemis, melissa, passionflower and valerian. Disorders: Artemis, cypress and sage.
MIGRAÑA (JAQUECA):
 Barley, comfrey, lemon, valerian, verbena, mistletoe, white willow and boldo.
BITE:
Splash and chamomile.
SICKNESS:
Spruce, lavender, lemon and apple.
NERVES:
Artemis, lavender, chamomile, rosemary, sage, linden and valerian.
NEURALGIA:
 Artemis, onion, lavender, laurel, legumes, mistletoe, white willow and valerian.
NEURITIS:
Arnica and passionflower.
OBESITY:
Apple, tea, grape and fucus.
EARS:
Acedera, onion, hyssop, bay leaf and mint.
EYES:
 Chicory, aloe, euphrasia, quince, plantain, apple and tea.
URINE:
Spruce, celery, hemp, barley, horsetail, cumin, juniper, lavender, bearberry, apple, mint, parsley and elder.
STYE:
Mallow and camomile.
PALPITATIONS:
 Smoking and passion flower.
MALARIA:
Hemp, parsley and polypodium.
PAPERAS:
Horsetail, mauve and horehound.
PARALYSIS:
Arnica, lavender, hyssop, nettle, broom and thyme.
BIRTH:
 Artemis, dates, gayuba and horehound.
PECAS:
Birch, pumpkin, black pepper and radishes.
PLEURISY:
Lavender.
POLYURIA:
Dates, oak and plantain.
PROSTATE:
Cypress and horse chestnut.
PUJOS:
Horsetail, quince and mint.
PNEUMONIA:
Black mustard (poultice).
BURNS:
Aloe, climbing ivy, elderberry and carro 
COLD :
Anise, cordial flowers, sap and linden.
RHEUMATISM:
Garlic, lemon, spruce, artichoke, poppy, sage, dulcamara, juniper, lavender, ash, smoked, mullein, nettle, oregano, pine, rosemary and sarsaparilla.
KIDNEY:
Horsetail, bearberry and sarsaparilla.
RONQUERA:
Sage, mallow, apple, parsley, radish, licorice and cucumber.
SABBAGES:
Garlic, sagebrush, almonds, horsetail, onion and sage.
BLOOD:
Spruce, bistrous, borage, hyssop, barley, comfrey, mint, oak, asparagus, tobacco, mistletoe, nettle, pulmonary and sarsaparilla.
MEASLES:
Borage.
SOLITAIRE (TENIA):
Granada and fern.
TOS Spruce, drosera, acacia, anise, belladonna, juniper, eucalyptus, horehound, thyme, pine, raisins and serpol.
HEPATIC DISORDERS:
Boldo, fumaria, lemon, camomile, garlic, borage, frángula, yarrow and broom.
ULCER:
On the leg: Garlic, aloe and celery. In the stomach: Condurango and parsley. Cancer: Smoking, laurel, lemon, horehound and walnut.
UREMIAS:
Artichoke, onion, horsetail and bearberry.
URETER:
Agracejo.
URTICARIA:
Almond and lemon.
VAGINITIS:
 Leaves of walnut and chamomile.
VARICES: Cypress, horsetail, mistletoe, celery and horehound.
 BLADDER:
Horsetail, dates, bearberry, cherry, asparagus, lycopodium, hops, mallow, apple, pine and broom.
VENTOSIDADES:
 Absinthe, angelica, anise, cucumber minor cumin, fennel and rosemary.
VERTIGO:
Artemis, passionflower, sage, lavender, mint and poleo.
WARTS:
Calendula, major celandine and celery.
GALLBLADDER:
Alcachofera, boldo, sagebrush, lemon, frángula and wormwood.
VIEW; Aromatic calyx, major celandine, rue and carrot.
VOMITING:
Artemis, juniper, fennel, mint and rosemary.
PREGNANCY VOMITING:

Lemon, almonds and mint

JUNIPER AND ITS PROPERTIES

ENEBRO (Juniperus comunis L), fruits (berries)

Traditional Uses:

A) internal use: cystitis, urethritis, kidney and bladder stones; Gout and swelling (edema); Bronchitis, pharyngitis, dyspepsia, bad breath.

The infusion is prepared with 1 tablespoon of the vegetable for 1 liter of freshly boiled water; Drink 1 cup 3 times in a day.

B) external use: rheumatism, arthritis, post-herpetic neuralgias, muscular pains, mycosis. The decoction (boiling) is prepared by boiling 1 tablespoon of the vegetable in 1 liter of water for 10 minutes: use by washing and compresses. Effects: anti-neuralgic (1), antiseptic (2) urinary and respiratory tract, appetizer (3), carminative (4), diuretic (5), expectorant

Precautions: do not administer during pregnancy or to patients with renal insufficiency; May increase the effect of hypoglycemic drugs and diuretics; May decrease the effect of oral anticoagulants.

Other background: its use is endorsed only by tradition.

1 Reduces pain caused by inflammation of a nerve (neuralgia)

2 Destroy germs from the skin or mucous membranes.

3 It stimulates the appetite.

4 It prevents and favors the expulsion of gases in the stomach and intestines.

5 It promotes and increases the production of urine.

6 Promotes the expulsion of pathological bronchial secretions.