Chuchuhuasi in Medicinal Herbs
Curative properties
Arthritis: brew, drink 1 to 3 cups a day during one week.
Bronchitis: infusion or brew, drink fasting during one month.
Hemorrhoids: brew, drink 1 to 3 cups a day during one week.
Lumbago: brew, drink 1 to 3 times a day during one week.
Menstrual problems: drink the infusion.
Muscle relaxing: brew, drink 1 to 3 cups a day during one week.
Rheumatism: brew, drink 1 to 3 cups a day during a week. Also drink as tincture.
Preparation
Brew: boil one part of the plants rind of about 5cm in 2 liters of water, until it reduces in half.
Infusion: add a spoonful of rind to a cup of boiling water. Preparation must be daily.
Tincture; macerate in a dark bottle, preferably airtight, one part of rind in a mixture of two water parts and two of alcohol of 60º, 65º, 70º, or 95º. Leave for two weeks and shake bottle daily. Filter and place it in a suitable container. Drink from 1 to 5ml, 1 to 3 times a day.
Precaution In case of pregnancy or nursing, do not use without medical supervision.
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