AGRACEJO (Vallesia glabra)
Category – Plants
Family – Berberidaceae
Country of origin – Peru
Usable part of the plant – aerial part of the plant and bark
Beneficial organic compounds: flavonoids, lutein, zeaxanthin, tannins, alkaloids (berberine, gentian).
Properties: detoxifying – food poisoning; hypoglycemic, diuretic, hypotensive, choleretic, antipyretic, spasmolytic – intestinal.
Uses in traditional Peruvian medicine:
– internally: digestive diseases, parasites, diarrhoea, reduction of oedemas, detoxification, obesity.
Product form:
Agracejo leaves 100 g