FLOR DE ARENA (Tiquilia paronychioides) – sand flower
Category – plants
Family – Boraginaceae
Country of origin – Peru
Usable part of the plant – aerial part of the plant
Beneficial organic compounds :
flavonoids (quercitin, rutoside and hyperoside), polyphenolic acids, sterols and mineral compounds (calcium, potassium, magnesium, sodium, copper, chromium, iron, selenium, manganese), unsaturated fatty acids.
Properties :
Antioxidant, purifying – blood, liver; tonic – nervous system; metabolic, antiviral, anti-inflammatory.
Uses in traditional Peruvian medicine:
– Internally: gout, obesity, gastric acidity, sleep problems, revitalization of external skin condition, digestive problems, elimination of uric acid from the blood.
Product form:
– Flor de Arena flowers 100 g
Caution – do not boil this plant – only brew it!
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