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: Ambrosia cumanensis

Family: Asteraceae

Origin: Mexico and Tropical America

Medicinal use: This plant has disinfectant, emollient and stimulating properties, being a bitter herb, many health benefits are attributed to it, among them: It relieves menstrual pain and normalizes menstruation, relieves intestinal pain, combats intestinal parasites, relieves and fights hemorrhoids. . It is also used as an insecticide, bactericide and organic fungicide to control pests and diseases in crops and gardens.

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: Tagetes lucida

Family: Asteraceae

Origin: Mexico and C America

Medicinal use: It has a eupeptic and carminative effect, a property that promotes digestion and helps to expel gas from the intestine. It also improves poor digestion, cramps and colic caused by gas. Tarragon prevents stomach ulcers. It is also effective in treating gastritis, and the H. Pylori bacteria. It also stimulates the production of bile, since this plant has a cholagogue and choleretic effect, that is, it favors the production and expulsion of bile from the liver.

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: Equisetum hyemale

Family: Equisetaceae

Origin: Eurasia

Medicinal use: Horsetail can be an ally for weight loss thanks to its diuretic effect and its ability to dispose of toxins from our body through urine. As a remedy to eliminate fluid retention. It is one of its most common uses thanks to its potassium content. It is effective in cases of cystitis, urethritis, kidney stones, even prostatitis.

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.

Scientific name: Bacopa monnieri

Family: Plantaginaceae

Origin: Tropics and Subtropics

Medicinal use: This plant has a number of uses in medicine. It is a traditional treatment for epilepsy and asthma. It has antioxidant properties, in reducing the oxidation of fats in the blood. It is one of the most widely used natural nootropics with proven effects to stimulate memory, cognitive ability, and brain health. Human studies show plant extract has anti-anxiety effects