With this plant, which is popularly called “tooth breaker”, it is possible to cure tooth decay naturally. In addition to relieving dental problems, this herb can also treat many other stomach and respiratory diseases.
“Molar bankruptcy”, whose scientific name is Asclepia curassavicaDue to its medicinal properties, it is a very popular plant in the pharmaceutical world, especially for its analgesic effects in the treatment of tooth decay. This plant is native to the American continent and its importance is so great that it is even registered by the Mexican Pharmaceutical Society.
It has now become naturalized in many parts of the world, including China, Taiwan and Australia, and is grown as an ornamental garden plant and as a food source for monarch butterflies.
Due to the great diversification of habitats in the world, this plant, useful for curing tooth decay and other diseases, is given countless names, including: Adelfilla, Burladora, Calderona, Cancerillo, Cerillo, Chillillo, Poisonous Chillillo, Five Wounds, Cat Cojón. Rustic cumin, contrayerba, cockscomb, tiger flower, snakeweed, toadweed, mariaweed, thin leaf, miss, pablito, pericón, ponchilhuite, ponchiuis, tooth crusher, tooth crusher, thorn remover, salvilla, san pablillo, santa rosa, and others.
Botanical properties of “Quebra moluelas”
It is a perennial shrub, meaning it lives for more than two years and can grow up to one meter high. This plant is characterized by light gray stems and a large amount of “milky sap” called latex.
The leaves are lanceolate, elongated and end in a point. The flowers appear at the top and are grouped in clusters of 10 or 20. They bloom almost all year round. The corolla is usually red or purple and the petals are light yellow or orange, which is why it is also called the flag of Spain.
Inside the fruit they are 5 to 10 cm long and contain dark, 6 to 7 mm long seeds with silky hairs.
Asclepia occurs in warm, semi-warm, dry or temperate climates, from sea level to 1,900 meters above sea level. It often grows in undeveloped places, near houses or along roads and streams. It is also found on the edges of mangroves, rainforests, shrublands, grasslands, pine forests and oak forests.
Its active ingredients
According to the Botanical Atlas of Traditional Mexican Medicine prepared by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), it was only in the 20th century that the National Institute of Medicine recorded information on the medicinal uses of this plant.
At that time it was already mentioned that this herb has antigonorrhagic, anticancer, antispasmodic, emetocathartic, sneezing properties and in diseases of the nervous system. Then the botanist Maximino Martínez added information about its anticancer, antiparasitic and antiseptic effects and that it increases bile, useful for wounds and warts.
For healing cavities and other medical uses
According to the Pharmaceutical Society of Mexico, the Asclepia curassavica It is a useful plant for treating dental problems such as tooth decay and tooth loss, relieving pain and extracting the affected tooth by fragmentation. The latex of the plant is applied directly or with cotton soaked in it to the affected area to heal cavities.
In other regions of Mexico, such as Tabasco, the seeds are also applied directly to teeth that suffer from discomfort or to cure tooth decay.
This plant should be used with extreme caution as it can irritate mucous membranes and is a laxative that can be very toxic in large quantities.
Herbal latex is often used topically to relieve skin conditions such as acne, baby acne, scalp acne, and gonorrhea. as well as warts, pimples, skin infections, scabies and swelling. An ointment made from butter and the milky sap of the plant can be applied to the pimples; Or warm the affected area with a decoction of “tear rupture” together with a bunch of one of the following plants: Lobelia laxiflora either Lantana camara. The head grains are washed with the decoction of the plant.
In other regions of Puebla, snakebites are treated with this species, which is made from a decoction of the plant. It works the same way for scorpion or fly bites. And latex is applied to scratches and buried thorns.
Due to its painkilling properties, the plant is also used to treat headaches. To alleviate rheumatic complaints, an alcoholic macerate (mother tincture) should be made from the flowers and allowed to ferment for eight days.
To treat urinary problems (difficult and painful urination), the root is prepared from a decoction and taken for nine days.
Due to its properties it is also a strong antiparasitic, especially anthelmintic. Also recommended for other diseases of the digestive and biliary system.
For respiratory diseases, Asclepia is effective in treating colds, nasal congestion and throat congestion, and asthma as it helps cleanse the lungs.
Finally, for hemorrhoids, the fruit is applied directly to the affected area.
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