our label chose to plant two bushes well represented in the Sierra , strawberry and daphne that give name our path and who share the curiosity of offering flowers and fruits at the same time. Take this opportunity to give some little known facts of the same and show the extreme care that we have with the use of plants as food or medicine.
Madroño (Arbutus unedo L.) Ericaceae
can purchase large when the land is fertile and water is plentiful in shaded areas in both calcareous and siliceous. The mature fruits of strawberry after a year when the plant blooms again. The most tasty are those who, after maturation, contain up to 0.50% from alcohol.
The leaves and bark are rich in tannins, which gives it astringent properties and have been used, prepared in cooking, to combat diarrhea.
English botanist Andrés Laguna (Segovia 1494-1560) describes the strawberry: "This fructo, defuera is shows extremely beautiful, and, eating, fart swelling of the stomach and gives great headache, which was the reason that Latinos give him the name unedo, warning that no one eat of more than one "
Torvisco (Daphne gnidium L.) (Timeleaceae)
Daphne The word is the Greek name for the laurel. Arbustillo is a meter or more tall that blooms in summer and autumn and continues to flourish when it is already ripe.
Medically useful part is the crust, which is easily removed and is dried. This crust contains a very active resin can cause blisters and swelling so its use should be made with extreme caution and only by very specialized. It is considered a very toxic plant.
Andrés Laguna says: "They should also be saved and walk on the rustic farmers notice that sometimes purged with her, and, by not giving the pharmacist a real, get in great danger of giving the cleric finances and body, the soul and hell. "
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