Virtues of purple loosestrife
The loosestrife is a medicinal plant that can reach very easily heights above two meters. The stem of purple loosestrife is straight and has a good amount of oval-shaped leaves, slightly lanceolate. These flowers are red. The fruit gives the loosestrife comes in capsule form and includes in its interior, a lot of seeds.
The typical growth areas for a medicinal plant with purple loosestrife features are wetlands. The time of flowering for purple loosestrife, on the other hand, takes place from the summer months. For the medical benefits that are hidden behind the loosestrife it is best to use the floral parts of the plant (also occasionally may use the leaves, which can be a good idea to collect some of them). Always collect the plant in the same period of flowering.
The chemical composition of purple loosestrife are considerable amounts of mucilage, glucose, tannic compounds, sucrose and iron salts. Among the benefits are worth highlighting the effects salicaria as antidiarrheal, antiseptic medicine, healing and hemostasis. The use forms that can be made from purple loosestrife are otherwise very different.
One alternative to reap the benefits of external applications salicaria in a poultice is made with this plant. It takes a handful of this herb (flowers and some leaves) to be crushed in a mortar. After placing the flowers in a gauze or cloth should be applied directly to wounds, sores and ulcers (accelerated healing). This herb can also be consumed as a decoction or infusion.