The Zarzaparrilla is a creeper also known as Viper plant, Sarsaparrilla, Dog grape. This medicinal plant can measure up to 50 m. long. It belongs to the family of Liliaceae and its scientific name is Smilax Officinale, there are about 200 different species of Zarzaparrilla but none with as many properties as the Smilax Officinale.
The Zarzaparrilla is a creeper, with stalks provided with stingers. The leaves are bright and sometimes with thorny margins. The flowers are small, of yellow color, of soft perfume, hanging in inflorescences. There are male plants and female plants. The feminine ones are the ones that give the small fruits of reddish / purple color.
The root of this medicinal plant is the part used for medical purposes, and has a long and tuberous appearance. Among their habitat are areas with forests and weeds, and covering trunks of trees and shrubs. Before our times, Zarzaparrilla was already used by the natives of Central America, for the treatment of sexual impotence, rheumatism, skin diseases and as a tonic for physical weakness.
It is a medicinal plant that contains minerals such as: Aluminum, Calcium, Chromium, Cobalt, Phosphorus, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Potassium and Zinc, among others. Zarzaparrilla is a medicinal plant native to the Amazon, known in America and Europe for its excellent healing and therapeutic properties in blood purification, blood sugar, atherosclerosis, diabetes, eliminates excess high cholesterol, high triglycerides, acid , arthritis, rheumatism, gout, cramps, numbness, swelling in the legs, fever, cleansing, mucus and unhealthy adiposities, bronchi, lungs, asthma, asphyxia, cough, impurities of different kind, colic, intestinal and stomach inflammations, chronic gastritis, cysts and fibroids of the uterus and ovaries, diverticula, glaucoma, farsightedness, cystitis, headache, bad breath, cirrhosis, hepatitis, anticancer, hepatic depurative.
Sarsaparilla plant It is recommended not to take in pregnancy, and take precaution as recommended by medical doctor in heart problems. Zarzaparrilla is one of the most important medicinal plants in natural medicine and homeopathy, presenting it in the form of drops, capsules, syrups, creams.
Recipe:
Infusion: The used part of Zarzaparrilla for this recipe should be the root. Place 1 tablespoon of this medicinal plant (well chopped) per liter of water, boil 10 minutes and let stand. Store in the refrigerator. Take 3 cups a day, half an hour before meals, 1 glass before breakfast, after lunch and after dinner. Drink hot. Recommended this infusion of Zarzaparrilla for cases of asthma, asphyxia, cough, bronchi, lungs. For good results you should take this medicinal plant for not less than 9 days and up to 45 days.
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