Ιτιά (Ιτέα, Παλιά, Salix Alba)
1.25€ / 50 gr.
Willow herb is often used as an herbal medicine, although it is rarely used in conventional herbal medicine anymore.
Willow herb is often used as an herbal medicine, although it is rarely used in conventional herbal medicine anymore. The herb is antispasmodic, astringent, expectorant, emollient, hypnotic, laxative and tonic. It is used in the treatment of diarrhea, mucosal colitis and irritable bowel syndrome.
The plant has been traditionally used in Germany and Austria to treat prostate problems. A poultice of the leaves is applied to mouth ulcers. The leaf extract has an anti-inflammatory effect. Ointment from the leaves has been used to soothe skin problems in children. Tea from the leaves and roots is used as a folk remedy for dysentery and abdominal cramps.
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