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Useful and medicinal properties of the American agave

  • Useful and medicinal properties of the American agave

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    Tropical plant( native land - South America).In our country it is common as a room ornamental plant, similar in part to aloe, or a century-old, but its leaves are wider, half-palm-sized. The agave does not have a root stem rising above the fleshy, subulate leaves, as it sometimes happens in aloe.

    For the therapeutic purpose, leaves and fresh juice of the plant are used. Usually the agave lives for 15-20 years. Leaves for treatment should be consumed from plants no younger than three years of age.

    The American agave has almost the same chemical and pharmacological properties as aloe, but it has not been specifically studied yet, and for the medical purpose it is used only among the people. Agave is used for external

    use( for wounds, abscesses, etc.) and for oral administration( with diseases of the stomach, liver, lungs, etc.).Preparations from this plant have a disinfecting, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antipyretic and expectorant action.

    Leaves for external use are consumed fresh, splitting the leaf and applying it to the sore spot with a cut side. Especially good effect gives the use of agave in abscesses and sciatica( sciatica nerve inflammation).

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    In persons with very sensitive skin, when applying to a sore spot and prolonged holding of agave, a burning sensation arises, but one should not be afraid of such a reaction: side effects and complications do not happen, and those who patiently endure this unpleasant sensation will receive a positive result fromtreatment. To reduce skin irritation to a sore spot, you need to apply a thin layer of fresh cottage cheese from time to time.

    For internal diseases, agave is used mostly as a water infusion of fresh crushed leaves, and only in cases of liver diseases and jaundice - in the form of a powder. A mixture of fresh American agave juice with honey is used inside with pulmonary tuberculosis and prolonged persistent bronchitis.

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    Applying infusion or decoction in gastric diseases( especially with dyspepsia), it is better to combine them with a decoction of wormwood( 10 g per 150 ml) in such concentration: one part of wormwood in five parts of agave.

    Prepare this medicinal mixture as follows: 1 g or 20 drops of wormwood tincture( or 1 tablespoon of decoction) is taken for 5 g or 1 tsp of agave juice, diluted in 0.5 l of boiled water. Dose intake: 1 tbsp.spoon 3 times a day.

    Powder is prepared from a dissected, air-dried sheet, crushed and sieved. Store in a dry place. Take 0.2-0.5 g( take on the tip of a penknife) 3 times a day.

    Fresh juice from agave( in combination with wormwood) is used instead of infusion or broth for 20 drops per spoon of water, which is especially recommended for beginning dropsy and for the normalization of the functional activity of the stomach and intestines.