NATURA
ANTi-STRESS
I. GENERAL DESCRIPTION.-
This compound product is made
from the following plants:
Valerian
(Valeriana
Officinalis L.)
Azahar Flowers
(Citrus
Aurantium)
Cedron
(Lippia Citriodora)
Toronjil
(Melisa
Officinalis L.)
Pimpinela
(Pimpinela
Anisum)
II. DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANTS.-
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Valerian (Valeriana
Officinalis L.):
It is found in
woods, river banks, and meadows. Perennial,
grows to 2 meters high. Tall stalks, robust,
compound leaves, white or pink flowers.
Properties:
Traditionally, its flowers
and leaves are used in infusion as a mild
sedative and an anti-anxiety drink, to calm
nerves, palpitations, headaches from nervous
attacks, etc.
Also used to calm stomach
upsets, stomach aches, gastrointestinal spasms;
anti-flatulence; against insomnia, stress,
fatigue and anxiety.
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Azahar Flowers -
Seville Orange flowers(Citrus Aurantium):
Perennial tree of the rutacea family, grows to
between 3 and 5 meters tall, round, frondose,
compact; trunks and branches thorny, elliptic
leaves and white, five-petal flowers full of
perfume. Flowers March to April. Its fruit is
round, 7-8 cm in diameter, wrinkly orange
surface, acid pulp.
Properties:
Used traditionally as
anti-spasmodic, sedative and as a mild
somniferous drink.
Also used for its
anti-infection properties; and as a
premenstrual pain reliever.
Used in cases of
insomnia, nervous excitement, anxiety,
stress, digestive spasms, anorexia, nervous
dyspepsia, nervous cough, varicose veins and
edemas.
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Cedron - Lemon
Verbena (Lippia Citriodora):
Also known in Peru as Hierba Luisa, it is a
shrub original from South America. It has a
multi-angled stalk, multiple branches and
grows to 2 meters tall. Its leaves are green
and have an intense lemony scent.
Properties:
Traditionally used
against indigestion, mild sedative against
palpitations, nervous attacks, insomnia.
Relieves stress-induced
stomach and intestinal upsets and fortifies
the organism.
Used as anti-spasmodic,
relieves vomiting, migraines and nervous
related tooth or ear aches.
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Toronjil - Lemon
Balm (Melissa Officinalis L.):
Perennial plant that reaches to only 80 cm.
Stalks are tall, erect, boxy, woodsy. Its
leaves are oval, toothy along the edges, and
with a strong lemony scent. Its flowers are
white or pink and small, reaching only to
1.2 cm, bunched up to 10 per group.
Properties:
Traditionally used as a
mild sedative, against, stress, anxiety,
nervous attacks, palpitations,
stress-induced stomach upsets
(anti-inflammatory of the intestines,
indigestions).
Used as anti-spasmodic,
anti-depressant, tonic, choleretic
(stimulates bilious secretion).
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Pimpinella –
Anise (Pimpinela anisum):
Also known as Anis Verde, this annual
herbaceous plant reaches up to 60 cm (2 ft)
in height. It has a round and grooved stalk.
Its root is spindle-shaped. The leaves are
petiolate (have leaf-stalks), round,
serrated and truncated at the base. The
flowers are small and white; grow in a
round-top clusters (7 to 14 pedicels), with
the cluster pedicels stemming from common
points. The seeds have grooves and have a
characteristic scent.
Properties:
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Used for its
carminative action (helps expel
intestinal gas); as a tonic for the
digestive system.
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Has diuretic,
astringent and homeostatic properties.
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Used in the treatment
of gastritis and acute gastroenteritis,
including dysentery.
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Used in the treatment
of enterocolitis of the mucus membranes
(a serious type of diarrhea) in
lactating babies.
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Used as an
expectorant for the respiratory system.
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Anti-spasmodic.
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