Barbatimão is a medicinal plant, also known as real Barbatimão, timan beard, youth bark or ubatima, and is widely used to help treat wounds, hemorrhages, burns, sore throats or swelling and bruising in skin, for example. In addition, this plant can also be used to help treat diseases such as diabetes or malaria, for example, due to its anti-inflammatory properties.
This plant has the scientific name Stryphnodendron barbatimam Mart. and can be purchased at health food stores. In addition, this plant can be used for making ointments, soaps or creams, in handling pharmacies.
What is it for
Barbatimão was already used by the Indians, and has several functions. Some of them are treating ulcers, skin diseases and infections, high blood pressure, diarrhea, bleeding and bleeding wounds, hernia, malaria, cancer, liver or kidney problems, skin swelling and bruising, skin burns, sore throats, diabetes, conjunctivitis and gastritis. This plant is widely used to treat pain, generalized or localized, and it can decrease sensitivity and discomfort.
This plant is also widely used for women's health, being useful to fight inflammation of the uterus and ovaries, fight hemorrhages, gonorrhea, in addition to reducing vaginal discharge. Learn how to use barbatimão to combat vaginal discharge.
In addition, barbatimão ointment is a promise for the treatment of HPV, having good results in studies, and can be a cure for this infection. Find out how barbatimão ointment is used for HPV.
Barbatimão Properties
The properties of Barbatimão include a healing action on the skin and mucous membranes, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antibacterial, antioxidant, analgesic, antihypertensive, antiparasitic, tonic, disinfectant, antidiabetic, diuretic and coagulant.
In addition, Barbatimão also has an action that stops bleeding, which reduces the sensation of pain, which reduces swelling and bruising on the skin and helps to eliminate toxins from the body.
How to use
Barbatimão can be used to apply directly to the skin or can be used to prepare tea using the leaves and bark of the plant's stem. Barbatimão tea can be prepared as follows:
- Ingredients: 20 g of Barbatimão bark or leaves; Preparation: to a liter of boiling water add the barks of the Barbatimão or the leaves, and let it stand for 5 to 10 minutes. Strain before drinking.
This tea should be drunk throughout the day, 3 to 4 times a day. It can also be used in sitz baths to treat diseases of the private parts.
The active principle of barbatimão can also be found in cosmetic products, such as creams and soaps, which can act on the skin, with a healing and anti-inflammatory effect.
Who should not use
Barbatimão is contraindicated for pregnant women and for breastfeeding women. In addition, it is also contraindicated for patients with severe stomach problems, such as ulcers or stomach cancer.
Possible side effects
Barbatimão can cause some side effects like stomach irritation, or in more severe cases, it can cause miscarriage. In addition, this plant should not be ingested in excess, as it can cause poisoning, and therefore should only be used under the guidance of the doctor or herbalist.
