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The native flora of Chile has a richness and an astounding variety, yentre all plant species there are many to whom they are attributed some medicinal property. The Chilean medicinal plants are used for a long time and have been handed down from generation to generation by indigenous peoples to know today.

Some of these medicinal plants are not native to Chile Chile, but have spread naturally as if they were.

Rue: It is a shrub with a strong aroma that is used as an aid in difficult periods, it is antispasmodic in nervous disorders, to eliminate intestinal worms, lower fever and sweating caused by stimulating.

Palqui: It is a shrub with yellow flowers and black fruits and fleshy. Palqui of using the juice of fresh leaves and stem bark peel, this peel is good for fever and lower the temperature. The leaf juice is used for herpes, eczema and all those affections of the skin blisters.

Soapstone: An evergreen tree with white flowers. Prepare a tea from the bark of Quillay for chronic skin conditions. You can also marinate for a long time for the same purpose. Are washed for indigestion and alopecia. It’s good for asthma and bronchial problems exerting a stimulatory effect of gastric mucosa.

Maiten: Another tree with medicinal properties, grows to 3 to 5 meters high and has branches hanging. The leaves are infused Maiten antifebrífugas taken, it is good to wash and heal rashes. It also has a laxative effect in the body.

Hawthorn: This small tree or shrub is used as an astringent, especially to heal ulcers and wounds. They used the bark and fruits of hawthorn also as an antidote to the alkaloids, in case of poisoning. The fruits are crushed and pulverized to prepare a concoction that has digestive properties and stimulant.