MEDICINAL PLANTS

Field bindweed is a more perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the family of convolvulus, which includes over 1,000 plants located throughout the world, mainly in hot countries. It's a fickle plant family that are characterized by milky juice, glycosidic resin compounds, which act as purgatives sometimes very dramatic. Field bindweed is more similar to the common bindweed, only bigger because it can reach up to 4-5 cm in length and size of both leaves and flowers can be doubled.

FLOWERING

The greater bindweed flowers in summer, almost simultaneously with its congener, the lesser bindweed. Of primary concern collecting the rhizome, where there is the greatest concentration of active ingredient, although it can also be obtained from the leaves and generally throughout the plant. Once collected is dried in the shade in a well ventilated, even you can put in dryer, but not be exceed 40 grados CelsiusC.

APPLICATIONS

The rhizome of bindweed can obtain a resin glycoside, as well as tannins and flavonoids. These substances, especially the resin-stimulate the functioning of the smooth muscle, speeding intestinal peristalsis and therefore acts as a laxative or purgative depending on the dose. It also stimulates bile secretion. The problem may have this plant-a large dose is large which causes vomiting and diarrhea and can potentially produce dehydration in the patient. This problem only occurs with this plant but with all those with loose-laxative effect. In general, it always tends to abuse of the plants and other substances with laxative properties, on the false belief that they are the best way to evacuate the gut contents, and this is no less a mistake, since what matters is not to get but achieve fast deposition educate our intestines for it to operate more or less regular basis. And to do what is especially recommended is to increase fiber intake in any of its many varieties: either in tablet, powder, and grain products or increasing consumption of fruits and vegetables. Purgatives, such as the rhizome of this plant, are not recommended in certain situations and always under medical supervision.

ADMINISTRATION

Tisane. Prepared from freshly harvested leaves. 8.10 gr are taken. Leaves, previously crushed and becomes infused with a small cup of boiling water. It is better to take it at bedtime.
The same tea can be prepared also by mixing leaves and roots.
Resin. It can take up to 1 gr. Resin from this plant each day, not forgetting to adjust to the dose not exceed them.
Powder. 1 to 2 gr. Day.

SUMMARY

FAMILY: Convolvulus
HABITAT: Fresh Country Sites
FLOWERING: Summer
PART USED: Rhizome
CASTILIAN: Campanilla blanca, hiedra campana
CATALAN: Corriola gran
BASQUE: Ezquerrte-zurí, lurruntze

USES

Physic Moderate, Mild laxative, Mild Colagogo.