achiote Bixa orellana medicinal herb diseases

ACHIOTE
(Bixa orellana)

The best vaginal antiseptic and healing is the achiote. Leave 12 leaves of this wonderful medicinal plant in 1 liter of water during all the night and apply it later this liquid in your vaginal washings. Also it’s good to deflate the prostate.

The achiote, known also as Achote Atase, Potsote, Rucu, Urcu, Uxta, Mashe (Shipibo) is a small tree or big bush that reaches a height of 3 – 5 meters being able to reach until 10 meters of height. The leaves of achiote, wonderful medicinal herb, are alternated heart-shaped, geneally sharp of 10 – 20 cm of length and 5 – 10 cm of width. Their color is green in both sides, showing sometimes discreet rose purple coloration in the back of the ribbings. The achiote is a very useful medicinal herb for the treatment of many illnesses.

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES: (achiote medicinal properties)

Anti-inflammatory: Cooking of 20 grams of achiote leaves in a liter of water. Leave to boil for 10 minutes. Take without sugar before the foods.

Burns: Use the achiote of hairless shell, pulverized and heated spread without salt.

Bronchitis: Leave to rest a gram of seed of achiote in a cup of boiling water and drink.

Diabetes: Cooking of 10 leaves of achiote in 1 liter of water. Leave to boil for 10 minutes. Take 3 times a day. Also make a cooking of 5 grams of seeds of achiote in 1 liter of water. Leave to boil for 10 minutes. Take 3 times a day.

Infusion of 25 grams of achiote leaves in a liter of hot boiling water or marinades the 10 grams of fresh seeds of achiote in a liter of water during a night and then strains it. Take a cup of the infusion or three spoonfuls of the marinade with the foods.

Eyes swelling: Infusion of 2 or 3 leaves of bud of achiote. Take 2 times a day.

Fever: Infusion of 5 hearts of achiote in a liter of hot boiling water. Take a cup every 6 hours until achieving the desire effect.

Hemorrhoids: The excellent medicinal properties of the achiote will help you in this treatment. Only prepare an infusion of 20 grams of seeds of achiote in a liter of water for 10 minutes. Leave to cool and take little cups three times a day.

Hepatitis: Take the cooking of the floral yolks.

Injuries: Apply the marinade leaves in water during a night on the affected zone.

Mouth inflammation: Infusion of bunch of achiote leaves in a liter of water, boil for 10 minutes. Gargle with this cooking.

Prostate inflammations: Cooking of 20 grams of achiote leaves in a liter of water. Leave to boil for 10 minutes. Take without sugar before the foods. The medicinal properties of this plant will help you to relieve this annoying inflammation.

Rheumatism: Cooking of 20 grams of achiote leaves in a liter of water. Leave to boil for 10 minutes. Take without sugar before the foods.

Skin infections: Leave 9 to 12 leaves of achiote in a liter of water during a night and apply after on the injury.

Throat inflammation: Infusion of bunch of achiote leaves in a liter of water, boil for 10 minutes. Gargle with this cooking.

Vaginal antiseptic and healing: Put 9 to 12 rubbed leaves of achiote during a night in a liter of water. The liquid is applied in vaginal washings. The medicinal properties of the achiote for vaginal washings are excellent.

Vomiting: Infusion of 10 achiote leaves in a liter of hot boiling water. Take a cup of 15 minutes before main meals.

PRECAUTIONS:
Pregnant women.
Women who are in the breast-feeding phase.
It could produce hepatic and pancreatic toxicity.