Guaçatonga is a medicinal plant, also known as bug grass, and is widely used in the preparation of homeopathic remedies and herbal creams to be used in the treatment of cold sores and thrush, for example.
The scientific name of guaçatonga is Casearia sylvestris, it can be found in some health food stores and costs between R $ 4 and R $ 10.00.
What is Guaçatonga for
Guaçatonga is a medicinal plant that has mainly healing, antiseptic, immunostimulating and anti-ulcer action, and can be used to assist in the treatment of:
- Cold sores; Thrush; Mycoses; Ulcers in the stomach; Rheumatism; Inflammation; Snake bites and insects.
In addition, Guaçatonga can be used to help treat bleeding, swelling in the legs, high uric acid, thrush, arthritis, chest pain, diarrhea and eczema, for example, because it also has a purifying, calming, tonic, diuretic property, stimulating, aphrodisiac, anesthetizing, antispasmodic, anti-hemorrhagic and antipyretic, for example.
How to use Guaçatonga
The most used parts of Guaçatonga are the leaves, stems and roots, which can be used to make teas, poultices and syrups:
- Tea for digestive problems: Add 10 g of guaiacong in 200 ml of boiling water and drink 2 cups throughout the day. Poultice for eczema: Boil 30 g of guaçatonga with 10 g of comfrey leaves in 1 liter of water, for approximately 10 minutes. Apply on eczemas. Thrush syrup: Grind tong leaves with alcohol and apply the solution to the thrush.
Contraindications and side effects
Guaçatonga is not related to side effects, being considered a safe plant. However, it is important that its use is guided by the doctor or herbalist, since when consumed in high doses it can result in vomiting or diarrhea, for example.
The use of Guaçatonga is not recommended for women who are in the lactation phase or pregnant, because studies carried out on female rats indicated that there was a change in the uterine musculature of these rats. Despite this, the contraindication to the use of this plant by pregnant women still needs further investigation.
