Information about Apple and how it is used as a herb in alternative herbal procedures for the treatment of diseases and problems, such as stomach cramps, cancer and diabetes.
Although we believe in the therapeutic and healing properties of herbs, care should be taken when using them because they are powerful compounds.
Botanical classification: Family Rosaceae
Genus and breeds: Malus sylvestris or Pyrus malus.
Herbal Apple Description:
This ordinary tree can grow up to 40 feet tall and found more than 300 varieties.
Used parts:
Fruits and leaves are used.
Properties:
Changes in fruit, taste and texture range from crispy to powdery and can be sweet or sour, depending on the variety. The fruits have great anti-diarrhea and laxative properties, and although this sounds like a contradiction, both of these conditions can help with apples.
Therapeutic use:
Internal use:
Pectin in apples turns into a soothing intestinal coating for intestinal bacteria that relieves stomach cramps.
Pectin adds bulk to stools and is useful for fighting diarrhea.
The study, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, “hints that pectin can stop cancer from spreading through the body, and that pectin binds certain carcinogens in the colon, speeding their removal from the body.
A study published in Annals of Internal Medicine found that apple pectin helps reduce blood sugar levels in diabetics.
It is reported that apple pectin helps to keep cholesterol in the stomach, linking cholesterol with itself and transferring it through the digestive tract, which must be eliminated, and also reports that it helps the body get rid of
to lead
Mercury
, and other heavy metals, prevailing in modern water, food and air.
External use:
Apple leaves contain phloretin, which is a natural antibiotic.
The crushed clean leaves of an apple tree can be applied to small wounds and scratches as a temporary treatment until the wounds are cleaned and bandaged.
Aromatherapy and essential oil use:
Nothing marked.
Precautions and warnings:
Apple seed contains a high level of cyanide - so much so that the absorption of a huge amount of apple seeds can be fatal, and it is not recommended to eat a large number of apple seeds.
People with weak stomachs, prone to diarrhea or constipation, should eat apples in moderation, as this can accelerate any of the conditions in susceptible people.
A large amount of apple pectin can delay the absorption of most drugs if taken at the same time.
