Parte empleada: hoja.
Usos: diabetes y dolores estomacales.
Preparación: para dolores estomacales hervir unas hojas junto con hojas de hinojo, ruda y ajo, y tomarlo como té, dos o tres veces al día.

An infusion of the leaves and stems mixed with cinnamon and manzanilla is taken to treat indigestion and stomach problems. A wash of the infusion is used to treat swelling of the feet. The infusion of the leaves is used as a vermifuge and also to treat indigestion (Bye 1986; Cabrera n.d.; Uphof 1968).

Herb 15 cm, dooryard garden, San Andrés.

Uses: boil leaves in water, drink for stomach aches. Comerford 24, 30 Jun 1994.
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Origin:
Mexico
Medicinal  properties:
- Tea made from leaves and stems is used to treat stomachache, diarrhea, worms and  rheumatism
- Avoid in pregnancy and lactation
- Avoid in patients with nervous disorders
Toxicity:
- Avoid in pregnancy and lactation
- Avoid in patients with nervous disorders

1) Nicholson Michael S. ; Arzhennithe, Charles . Economic Botany. vol. 47 . --p. 184-192 1993

2) COMERFORD, Simon C. Economic Botany. vol. 50 . -- p. 327 - 336 1996

3) Plantas medicinales de La Matamba y El Piñonal, municipio de Jamapa, Veracruz/ Escamilla Pérez, Blanca Edith; Moreno Casaola, Patricia. INECOL: Mexico, 2015, 99p.

4) Armando González Stuart/ Plants Used in Mexican Plants Used in Mexican Traditional Medicine Traditional Medicine: Their Application and Effects In Traditional Healing Practices. - p. 81.