CNIDOSCOLUS ACONITIFOLIUS

CNIDOSCOLUS ACONITIFOLIUS, FAM. EUPHORBIACEAE, CHAYA , ÁRBOL DE ESPINACA, CHICASQUIL

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CHARACTERISTICS

It is an evergreen shrub capable of reaching three meters in height. Its stem is green and weak.

USAGE

It is an ancient plant whose leaves have always been used in Mesoamerica by the Mayan culture, to prepare different traditional dishes in combination with corn and pumpkin. Raw it is poisonous. It is attributed nutritional properties similar to spinach. Contains iron, vitamin C, carotene, fiber and protein.

MEDICINAL USAGE

This plant contains a milky sap which is applied to insect bites in particular to treat horseflies and cutaneous leishmaniasis.

Its medicinal value is also recognized since it contains phytoestrogens, which is why it is highly valued for treating different female disorders.

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CARACTERÍSTICAS

Se trata de un arbusto de hojas perennes capaz de alcanzar los tres metros de altura.  Su tallo es verde y débil.

USOS

Se trata de una planta milenaria cuyas hojas han sido utilizadas en Mesoamérica por la cultura maya desde siempre, para preparar diferentes platillos tradicionales en combinación con el maíz y la calabaza. Cruda es venenosa. Se le atribuyen propiedades nutritivas similares a la espinaca. Contiene hierro, vitamina C, caroteno, fibra y proteina.

USOS MEDICINALES 

Esta planta contiene una savia lechosa la cual se aplica en picaduras de insectos en particular para tratar el tábano y la leishmaniasis cutánea.

Se le reconoce también su valor medicinal ya que contiene fitoestrógenos por lo cual es muy valorada para tratar diferentes trastornos femeninos.

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