The avocado is used to stain, cholesterol, depression, arthritis pain, osteoporosis. View Handbook 100 Peruvian medicinal plants and 3,000 treatments for various diseases.

Fruit tree native to America, grown in Peru to 2500 m, throughout the country. Large plant growing to 20 meters tall, though, when cultured, do not let it grow more than 5 meters. Its green flowers are very small and their rugged brown trunk. What stands out most are its fruits, a pear-shaped drupe olive green and rough surface with a yellowish green flesh and a large central bone (There are varieties that do not possess). There are approximately 400 varieties, we can find fruits of different shapes and weights, which can reach up to 2 kg.

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES: (properties and medicinal uses)
Alzheimer's disease: Eat avocado 2 or 3 times a week.
Antioxidant: Helps in the proper functioning of the heart. Eat avocado.
Atherosclerosis: Eat avocado 2 or 3 times a week.
Cerebral Hemorrhage: Eat avocado 2 or 3 times a week.
Cholesterol: Prevents the formation of bad cholesterol. Eat avocado 2 or 3 times a week.
Depression: Consume avocado 2 or 3 times a week.
Dermatitis: Apply a cream made with avocado pulp or applying their oil.
Eczema: Apply a cream made with avocado pulp or applying their oil.
Fragility of the Bones: Eat avocado during growth.
Fragility of teeth: Eat avocado during growth.
Gout: Apply a cream made with avocado pulp or applying their oil.
Grains: Apply a cream made with avocado pulp or applying their oil.
Multiple Sclerosis: Consume avocado 2 or 3 times a week.
Myocardial Infarction: Eat avocado 2 or 3 times a week.
Nervous System: It keeps you healthy. Eat avocado.
Night Attack: Apply a cream made with avocado pulp or applying their oil.
Osteoporosis: To prevent the onset of osteoporosis eat avocado.
Psoriasis: Apply a cream made with avocado pulp or applying their oil.
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Apply a cream made with avocado pulp or applying their oil.
Rickets: Eat avocado.
Scabs: Apply a cream made with avocado pulp or applying their oil.
Spots on Skin: Apply a cream made with avocado pulp or applying their oil.

TOXICITY:
It is not very convenient abused by the large number of calories it has, especially in the case of obese or subjected to fad diets (although in reality, when substituted for animal fat, and taken in moderation, helps to lose weight). It is never advisable to combine it with other greasy foods, especially if they are of animal origin. Nor must not be mixed with fatty sauces, like mayonnaise.
Decoction of the crushed seeds to 5%, by their content of amygdalin cyanogenetic component can always be dangerous and harmful when prolonged treatment is therefore not recommended in folk medicine.
Steep the dried leaves, by its content of saponins can be dangerous and is always harmful when prolonged treatment is therefore not recommended in home medicine.