Friday, March 17, 2017

ARANDANO AND ITS PROPERTIES


Resultado de imagen para arandano

ARANDANO 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.

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