HELIOTROPIUM INDICUM

HELIOTROPIUM INDICUM, FAM. BORAGINACEAE, SCORPION TAIL, COLA DE ALACRÁN

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CHARACTERISTICS

Herbaceous plant that reaches two meters in height, has many branches and at the edges forms small clusters of lilac-blue flowers that resemble the tail of a scorpion.

USAGE

They are observed naturally in vacant land and on the side of the road both on the Pacific coast and in the Caribbean of Costa Rica. In some houses they can be seen as ornamental.

MEDICINAL USAGE

The maceration of the leaves is used in traditional indigenous medicine to treat skin conditions, especially burns and absesses. It is not recommended to take it.

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CARACTERÍSTICAS

Planta herbácea que alcanza los dos metros de altitud, presenta muchas ramas y en los bordes forma pequeños racimos de flores azul lila que semejan la cola de un alacrán.

USOS

Se observan de manera natural en terrenos baldíos y a la orilla del camino tanto en la costa pacífica como en el caribe de Costa Rica. En algunas casas se pueden apreciar como ornamentales.

USOS MEDICINALES

La maceración de las hojas es utilizada en al medicina tradicional indígena para tratar afecciones de la piel, en especial quemaduras y absesos.  No se recomienda tomarlo.

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