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Avocado Tea - Persea gratissima Gaertner
Origin: Brazil
Used part: Leaf and Stem
Description:
Fruit of popular consumption, the avocado is much used to make vitamins and salads, besides accompanying typical dishes. The fruit contains many vitamins, being effective in treating various diseases. Rich in vitamin E, glutathione and minerals, it is used for the treatment of osteoporosis, flus, imprisoned bowel, kidney and skin diseases, and help speed healing of bone fractures. In addition, avocado is rich in monounsaturated fats, helping to raise good cholesterol - LDL. Source of protein, the fruit provides the necessary amounts of daily consumption of calcium, magnesium and vitamins A, C, E and B6.
Besides the mentioned benefits of the fruit, there are still those that are provided by the leaves of the avocado. The tree can reach 20 m in height, and its leaves can be green or brown. Leaf tea is used in folk medicine as a diuretic, in addition to being effective in treating diarrhea, muscle aches, headaches, tiredness, bronchitis, sore throats, cough, gas and kidney stones. The benefits of this tea expand even further, helping to eliminate intestinal parasites, reducing cramps and mood swings from PMS and aiding in the weight loss process. Because it is a diuretic, it reduces joint swelling with fluid build-up in the body.
Health benefits:
The leaves of the avocado are known by popular medicine as helpers in the treatment of various diseases, among them we can highlight the elimination of intestinal parasites and the combat fatigue. Avocado leaf tea regulates bowel functions and stimulates the body to release energy, raising the energy level. During premenstrual tension, the dreaded PMS, tea is also an ally, decreasing cramping pains and significantly avoiding mood swings.
Anyone who is looking for weight loss should also bet on tea, which acts as a powerful diuretic, preventing swelling caused by excess body fluid accumulation. Muscle aches, cough, hoarseness and bronchitis are some diseases that are also softened with regular consumption of avocado leaf tea.
Good Herbal Remedy:
- Help treat abscesses
- Liver problems
- Canker sores
- Anemia
- Tonsillitis
- Urinary tract infections
- Bronchitis
- Fatigue
- Headache
- Diarrhea
- Dyspepsia
- Stomach pain
- Stomatitis
- Stress
- Gas
- Gout
- Hepatitis
- Cough
- Tuberculosis
- Varicose veins
- Worms
Directions:
- Add 3 tablespoons of herb to 1 liter of boiling water
- Turn off the heat and reduce the infusion for ten minutes
- String and drink.
How to Drink:
Take a cup 3 times a day.
The good that is done in the body by the avocado leaves does not necessarily happen from the inside out. To combat varicose veins, the most recommended treatment is for compresses, and the prescription is as follows:
- In a plastic container, chop 12 avocado leaves and add regular alcohol, 90º, until all leaves are submerged.
- Put three camphor stones and take the container to a place where the light does not reach.
- Leave the mixture to rest there for a week.
- After that apply in gentle movements on tops of all your varicose veins.
This procedure relieves the aches and pains caused by varicose veins and can be done daily.
Contraindications:
No side effects of avocado have been found yet. Contraindications of the avocado are not described.