MEDICINAL PLANTS

Chard is a plant well known to everyone. Its leaves are large, fleshy and are the edible part of the plant. They are dark green and have white betas across the road. The stems are erect, but when filled with seeds often bend the ends. The root is very right, very meaty and cylindrical. One grows in gardens across the country, as is widely used in food. Its origin is a plant of the same species, known as marine chard, born spontaneously in the marshes. His appearance and improved properties to breed and care in orchards. They are native to Asia.

FLOWERING

Its flowers are quite small and of different colors, green or reddish. The fruit is attached to the cup and goes to become woody. The seeds are very abundant and are found at the end of the stems. The party collected the leaves and sometimes the roots.

APPLICATIONS

Since it was first cultivated their main use is for food, and so is found in all the tables of our country. Although not too tasty, there are plenty of dishes that combine food with more variety, making it indispensable. It is widely used in slimming diets because it is not fattening anything, serves to "trick the belly" to be somewhat diuretic and causes excess fluid lost through the urine. It is very hard for anyone to take indigestion chard, it is a light meal usually sits quite well with the stomach. Formerly used as a home remedy in many ailments: to heal wounds, cure scurvy, relieve burns, liver and spleen ailments. Currently its only use is as food, are also used to relax the stomach sometimes, but more often is that you replace it with other plants more efficient than it for such purposes.

ADMINISTRATION

Cooked. You can make all kinds of dishes with this plant, usually taken oil and topped with boiled or stewed with potatoes or not.
Juice. Prepare a juice from the leaves of the chard and pour drip from his nose. Once used this preparation to cure headaches and hearing.
cooking. It makes 1 liter of water to boil and add 40 to 50 gr. Leaves and roots. Washing head with this preparation are achieved eliminate dandruff and lice.

SUMMARY

FAMILY: Quenopodiaceas
HABITAT: Orchard
FLOWERING: None
PART USED: Sheets
CATALAN: Bleda, bledera
BASQUE: Zarba, azalki
GALICIAN: Celga

USES

Mild Hepatoprotector, Mild diuretic, Mild Colerético.