- What is it for and properties
- How to use
- 1. Leather-Hat Tea
- 2. Recipe for topical application
- Possible side effects
- Who should not use
The leather hat is a medicinal plant, also known as campaign tea, marsh tea, mireiro tea, marsh congonha, marsh grass, water hyacinth, marsh grass, poor tea, widely used in the treatment of uric acid due to its diuretic action.
The leather hat has leather-like hard leaves that can grow up to 30 cm in length. Its flowers are whitish and are usually found around a branch of the plant.
Its scientific name is Echinodorus grandiflorus and can be purchased at some health food stores and pharmacies.
What is it for and properties
The properties of the leather hat are mainly its anti-inflammatory, anti-rheumatic, astringent, depurative, diuretic, anti-arthritic, energetic, anti-hypertensive and laxative action. See other home remedies for arthritis and osteoarthritis.
The leather hat has numerous benefits, it serves to treat inflammation of the throat and heal wounds. It is also used in diseases such as arthritis, osteoarthritis, rheumatism, stomach and kidney problems, skin infections, high cholesterol, hypertension and liver disease.
This herb also has a diuretic and purifying action on the body and is therefore very important for the treatment of kidney and urinary tract disorders, the liver and stomach.
How to use
The Leather Hat can be applied to the skin or used as a tea. To prepare tea, do the following:
1. Leather-Hat Tea
Ingredients
- 20 g of Leather-Hat leaves; 1L of boiling water.
Method of preparation
To prepare the tea, simply place 20 g of leaves in a pot and add 1 liter of boiling water. Cover and let cool, strain and drink about 3 to 4 cups a day.
2. Recipe for topical application
The Leather Hat can also be applied to the skin, on hernias, dermatoses and boils. To do this, just crush a rhizome and apply directly to the skin.
Possible side effects
There are no side effects to wearing a leather hat.
Who should not use
The leather hat is contraindicated in patients with heart and kidney failure, and should not be taken together with antihypertensive drugs.
In addition, it should also not be used in women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. See all teas that are banned during pregnancy.
