Scientific name: Galphimia glauca

Family: Malpighiaceae

Origin: Mexico and C America

Medicinal use: In Morelos it is used to heal wounds and pimples. For this purpose, the leaves and the stem are boiled, with the resulting water the affected area is washed and also the dried and ground gourd peel is applied. On the other hand, its use in the case of postpartum wounds and tears, implies occupying the entire cooking plant, which is administered orally, or externally, through washing or bathing.

Scientific name: Reynoutria multiflora

Family: Polygonaceae

Origin: China

Medicinal use: It contains an alkaloid that provides regenerative and rejuvenating effects on brain cells, nerves and endocrine glands. The traditional uses of this plant seem almost unlimited, it has great antioxidant power, is a source of minerals (iron, zinc, manganese, …), enhancer of sexual vigor, improvement of cholesterol levels, energy properties, helps in case of muscle aches , bones and joints, and many others.

Scientific name: Prunella vulgaris

Family: Lamiaceae

Origin: Europe

Medicinal use: It is taken internally as a medicinal tea for sore throats, fever, diarrhea, internal bleeding, and to relieve heart and liver ailments. Topically, a poultice from the plant is applied to irritated skin, such as that of toxins from nettle. A comfrey poultice also serves as a disinfecting agent and is used to wrap wounds in the absence of other wound care materials.

Scientific name: Symphytum officinale

Family: Boraginaceae

Origin: Europe

Medicinal use: Comfrey owes its medicinal power to components such as allantoin (in the root), it is rich in vegetable proteins, tannins, silicon, allantoins, mucilages, inulin, porigolol, essential oils, resins, tannins, germanium (a powerful anticancer) and asparagine . Due to these compounds, the traditional use of Comfrey has been established from generation to generation as a healing, detoxifying, hypotensive, emollient, astringent, regenerative.

Scientific name: Silybum marianum

Family: Asteraceae

Origin: Mediterannean, C Asia and Ethiopia

Medicinal use:Numerous clinical studies have demonstrated the importance of silymarin – the main biochemical component of milk thistle – as a hepatoprotective agent (it protects the liver from external agents), due to its ability to stimulate the detoxifying effect of liver cells. In addition, it can increase the synthesis of the protein hepatocytin, thereby promoting the regeneration of liver tissue.

Scientific name: Arthrostemma ciliatum

Family: Melastomataceae

Origin: Tropical America

Medicinal use: The main uses of this plant in traditional Mexican medicine are: to treat diabetes, urinary problems, venereal diseases (gonorrhea), as a diuretic and against kidney cancer. The tender stems are edible. Several species belonging to the genus Costus are used as food, paper or medicine in various tropical regions of America, Asia and Africa.