El Bay-run no debe faltar en tu jardìn. (Esp/Eng)The Bay-run that does not miss in your garden
Hello friends of #steemhealthcare, thanks to the challenge proposed by our host, today I will be sharing with you one of my favorite topics: plants with medicinal or healing properties as the grandmothers used to say.
What we can say about how beneficial plants are, especially those that have qualities that help our health, will never be enough. It is good to have them and give thanks for it.
To use them well, it is good to know them properly and to know what part of the plant is used, quantity and dosage to obtain the best results.
Today I will tell you about the Bay-run a word that takes me back to my childhood, because it was very popular to say: "girl is going to give you a bayrun" when one suffocated or received bad news, in short, the word is part of our Creole slang. Well, the Bay-run (* Pimenta racemosa *) known in other places as malagueta is a tree plant, family of pepper and guava (both are of the genus Myrtaceae). As it is of Antillean origin, it adapted very well to our country (Venezuela).
Resulta que el olor particular de las hojas de esta planta es debido a un compuesto llamado Eugenol, que contiene también el 'clavo de olor' y que se usa para mitigar los dolores de muela por su efecto analgesico y algo anestesico (usado en odontologìa).
It turns out that the particular smell of the leaves of this plant is due to a compound called Eugenol, which also contains 'cloves' and is used to mitigate toothaches due to its analgesic and somewhat anesthetic effect (used in dentistry) .
El uso mas conocido del Bay-run es en forma de alcoholado, el cual se usa para dar fricciones y aliviar dolores musculares y para aliviar dolores de cabeza humedeciendo un pañito y colocandolo en la frente.
Este alcoholado se puede preparar en forma artesanal de la siguiente manera:
0.5 litro de alcohol etilico (al 65%)
Unas 15 hojas de Bay-run (unos 200 g)
hojas o unas gotas de aceite de eucalipto (optativo)
clavos de olor
alcanfor (cristales 2-3)
frasco de vidrio con tapa
Se sumergen todos los componentes en alcohol y se tapa por al menos un mes, esperando que las hojas suelten su esencia. El líquido resultante es oscuro.
The best known use of Bay-run is in the form of alcohol, which is used to give friction and relieve muscle aches and to relieve headaches by moistening a cloth and placing it on the forehead.
This alcoholado can be prepared in an artisan way as follows:
0.5 liter of ethyl alcohol (65%)
About 15 Bay-run leaves (about 200 g)
leaves or a few drops of eucalyptus oil (optional)
cloves
camphor (2-3 crystals)
glass jar with lid
All the components are immersed in alcohol and covered for at least a month, waiting for the leaves to release their essence. The resulting liquid is dark.
Por otro lado, también se usa el tè de hojas de Bay-run para aliviar dolores de la mestruaciòn y algunos problemas intestinales como la diarrea y el estreñimiento
El té se prepara como una infusiòn, esto es hirviendo el agua (para dos tazas aproximadamente) y añadiendo dos o tres hojas de Bayrun, se apaga el fuego se deja reposar por unos minutos y después se cuela.
On the other hand, Bay-run leaf tea is also used to relieve menstruation pain and some intestinal disorders such as diarrhea and constipation.
The tea is prepared as an infusion, this is by boiling the water (for approximately two cups) and adding two or three Bayrun leaves, turn off the heat, let it rest for a few minutes and then strain.
Espero les sea de utilidad lo que les he compartido. Hasta pronto.!
I hope what I have shared is useful to you. See you soon.!
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