Naturopathy

The shepherd’s bag (Capsella bursa-pastoris) is a plant of the Brassicaceae family. In addition to having a hemostatic action, its astringent properties are also useful for circulation and diarrhea. Let’s find out more. Properties of the shepherd’s bag The aerial parts of the shepherd bag contain flavonoids (rutin, luteolin-7rutinoside), essential oil, alkaloids (burserine), glucosides (bursinic acid) and tannins, which give the plant antihemorrhagic, hemostatic and astringent properties. The active ingredients, in particular bursic acid, present in the … Read more

Camphor is a terpene extracted from the Camphor tree with an antiseptic action and useful in the treatment of inflammation and neuralgia. Let’s find out more. What is camphor Camphor is a terpene extracted from the tree of the same name, Cinnamomum camphora (L.) Presl. Camphor is present in the essential oil extracted from the oil idioblasts contained in the various tissues of the … Read more

Centaurea (Centaurium erytraea) belongs to the Gentianaceae family. Note because it stimulates gastric secretion, it is useful in case of loss of appetite and difficult digestion. Let’s find out more. Properties of centaurea The flowering tops of the centaurea minor contain bitter substances, flavonoids, fatty acids and phenolic acids, triterpenes, sterols, traces of alkaloids, glycosides. Due to the presence of these active ingredients, the plant is … Read more

Salicylic acid is a derivative of a carboxylic acid, consisting of a phenolic ring and a carboxylic group. The simultaneous presence of an acidic function (given by the carboxyl group) and a phenolic one, gives this molecule remarkable antirheumatic properties, as well as anti-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory. Willow extracts have been used since ancient times for their healing properties. … Read more

In traditional Chinese medicine the concept of diet has a totally different meaning from the Western one. In Chinese dietetics, in fact, there is a careful choice of foods depending on their properties, actions and energies on the whole organism. Let’s find out more. Foods have healing and medicinal properties and the entire choice of nutrition acts on … Read more

Evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) belongs to the Onagraceae family. Known as a protective plant against skin diseases, it is useful for disorders of the female hormonal system. Let’s find out more. Properties of evening primrose From the seeds of the evening primrose is extracted a vegetable oil rich in omega-6 or gamma-linolenic acid (7% to 10%); and other unsaturated fatty acids, (linoleic acid/omega 3 and oleic acid/omega 9), which cannot be … Read more

Vitalba (Clematis vitalba) is a plant of the Ranuncolacea family. Known in the past for its medicinal properties, in certain doses it is toxic and bladder. Let’s find out more. Facts of Vitalba Vitalba is a plant with diuretic, purgative and rubefacient action, useful for preventing and treating rheumatism and taste. Vitalba also has acre and irritating properties. For this reason it can … Read more

Mountain pine is an evergreen shrub that grows at high altitudes. The essence present in the plant has expectorant, balsamic and antiseptic action and is used in case of cough, sore throat and cold. Description of the plant Mountain pine is a bushy shrub that can reach three to five meters in height. It has an … Read more

Much more than an alternative sweetener, black molasses resembles a dark honey and can do a lot for our body: it is no coincidence – for its properties – that it can be considered a real natural supplement. Black molasses is a kind of dark honey that is made from sugar cane, a completely vegetable preparation, whose color is … Read more

The pine is a conifer that grows spontaneously in the Dolomites and whose wood is used for the construction of furniture and furnishing accessories and for its beneficial properties for the health of its essential oil. Pine, characteristics and use of the plant The pine, or Swiss stone pine (Pinus cembra L), is a tree widespread in … Read more