Skin lesions can become a nightmare. Warts, calluses and mean they usually have different origins but can find a solution from a herb with medicinal properties which make it one of many Natural medicine.
This plant was expanding its popularity in use industrial, textile, lighting, cosmetic and even food. Some examples: candles, paints, crayons, soaps, lubricants, adhesives, electrical insulators and cables are made from its wax.
However, few people associate it with its function counteract the conditions of the epidermis.
Candelilla: how it is and where it grows
“The common name of the plant “Candelilla” seems to derive from the particular shape of the stems of the long, upright shrub covered with wax which look like small candles (“candles” in English), reports the Candelilla Institute website.
Although he warns that later versions indicate that Candelilla grass was burned directly for lighting, performing the functions of a candle.
It is a family shrub Euphorbiaceaewith compact stem e without leaves which reaches up to 90cm tall.
It normally grows in semi-desert climatic zones associated with rock formations and is filled with small pink flowers in the rainy season.
Candelilla is highly resistant to pest and disease attacks and is consumed in very limited quantities by some of the region’s wildlife species, he adds. Wikipedia.
Medicinal properties of candelilla
Candelilla was used for its medicinal properties by the pre-Hispanics of northern Mexico fight syphiliseven in the etymology of its scientific name the word “antisyphilitic” means “against syphilis,” explains the Science site of the Autonomous University of Nuevo León.
Over time it also began to be used for dental problems, such as toothache and also to purify the digestive system.
But currently the use of candelilla in health is basically associated with skin problems.
Unlike most medicinal plants, to get its full benefits It should not be consumed orally but spread in the affected area.
Since then the herb has been functioning as an effective disinfectant kills bacteria, fungi, spores and other microorganisms dangerous to health. Antiviral and antimicrobial properties are also attributed to it, that is, they underline by the Spanish Society of Phytotherapy.
Some of the most frequent cases of skin problems to fight are the following:
- warts or small warts
It describes small benign epidermal lesions caused by an infection caused by the human papilloma virus MedlinePlus, US National Library of Medicine.
The petty ones or warts are contagious, so it can be passed from person to person especially in patients with broken skin or natural immunosuppression problems.
- CALLUS
Corns and calluses are caused by pressure or friction on the skin. These are hard, thick layers of skin that appear when the skin tries to protect itself from friction or pressure. Typically, they form on the feet and hands and fingers and toes, the site provides Mayo Clinic, a non-profit organization dedicated to clinical practice, education and research.
Source: Clarin
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