Preparation techniques of medicinal plants

Main processing techniques of herbs and medicinal plants.

Poultice: One of the most common methods used. It consists of crushing plants for a poultice. Another more elaborate use is made of flour plant, or in decoction, infusion or saline. Can be applied hot or cold.

Decoction: This type of preparation is to boil for a few minutes the parts of the plant to be used (roots, flowers, leaves, etc.). This way, you get a high concentration of active ingredients. Hard parts such as stems, bark and roots should be chopped or grated and let them in cold water before softening. This technique is appropriate for non-volatile (they do not lose their effectiveness over heat) or in the hard parts.

Dialysis: In this technique, make new plants collected in a slurry, and then make a disolucón with water or alcohol in different concentrations, or a combination of both. Then using a membrane of parchment paper the solution is filtered.

Elixir: It is called to preparations of substances dissolved in alcohol or wine.

Emulsion: This name is given to preparing meat, they use as base oils, fats, resins, wax, or other substance insoluble in water. Normally one uses 5% of gum arabic as a binder.

Fumigation: This, more than one technique is a form of application that is to suck the fumes of medicinal plants.

Infusion: One of the most used techniques. This hot water is poured on the grass to use, leaving the container with the mixture and heat for ten minutes. If using hard parts should be allowed to stand for 15 minutes in water bath. It is used in cases where the product is very volátilm

Syrup: These are dense solutions in water or alcohol based on a ratio of 55% to 65% sugar, fruits or herbs, pickled or prepared as an infusion.

Liniment: These are prepared on the basis of fatty components with elements of consistency medicinal or semi-liquid or liquid. Its main characteristic is that they are for external use.

Maceration: This technique is to let the plants stand for a relatively long period of time in a solvent such as water, wine or alcohol.

Powder: In this preparation, the herbs are ground, crushed and finally pulverized. It aims to facilitate ingestion.

Tincture: Leave to stand for a few days herbal powder in alcohol or wine, which is then filtered.

Triaca: composition is perhaps the most famous of antiquity, was used to treat the disease and prolong life and knew all the famous medical preparation. More than a technique or a specific remedy, were given the name of several techniques that possessed great healing powers.

Ointment: These are prepared similarly to the liniment. Acids are composed of elements that are combined with medicinal elements, but in this case the solid consistency. Its main characteristic is that they are for external use.

Fresh juice: Depending on the part of the plant from which the juice is desired. First it is ground to form a slurry which is filtered through a sieve.

Comentarios (1)

RSS Comentarios

amigos
escrito por larito , April 22, 2010

quiero hacer amigos para aprender mas de la religion yoruba

Reporte el abuso

Voto negativo

Voto positivo

Votos: +0