The florist, selaginella, seems to have the most distant chance of becoming a vegetable. However, a trip to a local organic fair proved the opposite: several types Selaginella also used as edible greens, and some as terracotta or landscape plants, and others as ferns for cut flowers and corsages. Although there are more than 700 species, Selaginella is relatively underutilized, because its medicinal value has not yet been fully realized.
Benefit for health
This spikemoss contains many compounds, such as alkaloids, phenol and terpenoids, the main substance of which is biflavonoid, which varies depending on the species. These compounds are the source of many beneficial effects.
For example, it is similar to shallots, since both have anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-cancer and anti-allergic benefits. They improve heart health, lower cholesterol levels and control blood sugar levels. While shallots stimulate digestive enzymes, spikemoss affects protein metabolism. However, both of them protect against ultraviolet rays and blood clotting.
As a tea, it has antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral properties; but it even improves antimicrobial resistance.
Natural Food versus Processed Healthy Food
It is imperative to argue that, although processed food for health can duplicate the work of natural products, it should be taken only occasionally. For example, there are high-alkali foods made from 9 foods: traces of work, deer, oat bran, black sesame, white sesame and Chinese yam. Despite his claims, which reflect almost all of the health effects of selaginella, this does not replace the latter. In addition, selaginella is just one whole food, but with many chemical varieties that work synergistically to achieve different biological goals.
Resurrection plant
The incoming rescue plant awakens hydration and activity under conditions of high humidity, or, on the contrary, dries out and becomes inactive when dryness occurs. For example, Selaginella bryopteris growing on the Aravali Mountains in western India is likely to be Sanjeevani , a magical herb that can heal any disease; and on this day it is still customary to extend the life. Another species, endemic for the most part Asia, Selaginella tamariscina , is a traditional medicinal plant for the treatment of cancer patients. It is believed that this gene expression and cytokine production modifier, it can be a chemopreparation candidate against gastric cancer.
Wonderful grass
Another miracle grass, Black seed ( Nigella sativa ) has a wide range of activities related to the immune and respiratory systems, stomach, liver and kidneys; and in relieving pain and cramps. All this can complement the work of selaginella and contribute to your overall health.
