MANAYUPA (Desmodium molliculum)
Category – Plants
Family – Fabaceae
Country of origin – Peru
Usable part of the plant – carefully selected aerial part
Beneficial organic compounds :
saponins, flavonoids, tannins, mineral salts.
Properties :
detoxifying, anti-inflammatory, spasmolytic, anti-allergic, sedative – tonic-anti-asthmatic, anti-parasitic – ascaris (Ascaris lumbricoides); dermoregenerator.
Uses in traditional Peruvian medicine:
– internally: cystitis, urethritis, gastrointestinal and genital mucosa, discharge, allergy, asthma, detoxification – narcotics, industrial foods, weight loss ;
– externally: conjunctivitis, soaking.
Product form:
– Manayupa leaves and stems 100 g