Pariri is a climbing plant, with green leaves and pink or violet flowers, which has medicinal properties and can therefore be used as a home remedy.When fermented, its leaves provide a red dye that serves as a pigment for cotton.
Pariri can be used as a home remedy for inflammation of the uterus, conjunctivitis and anemia and its scientific name is Arrabidaea chica, other popular names of Pariri are Cipo cruz, Carajur, Puca panga, Cipo-pau, Piranga and Crajiru.This plant can be purchased mainly from health food stores.
- The pariri plant has expectorant.
- Anti-inflammatory.
- Antihypertensive.
- Astringent.
- Antidiabetic.
- Antimicrobial.
- Antianemic.
- Diuretic and antioxidant properties.
- And can be used to help treat various situations.
- The main ones being:.
Its effect to help treat certain cancers lacks a scientific basis for this purpose, but it is generally thought that this plant can increase red blood cells and platelets that tend to decrease during treatment with radiation therapy and chemotherapy.
One of the forms of consumption of the plant is tea, which is made from its leaves.
Ingredients
Preparation mode
The tea is made by adding the leaves in 1 liter of boiling water, then left for about 10 minutes, strained and left to cool a little.Tea should be consumed naturally within 24 hours or applied directly to the skin to treat sores and inflammations.
Another way to use the plant is by using an ointment, which is made by macerated 4 leaves in half a glass of water, this ointment can be used in cases of uterine inflammation, bleeding and diarrhea, however it is important to consult the doctor before using the ointment.
In addition, pariri extract can be used to remove swelling and venom from snakes in the Amazon region, when applied up to 6 hours after the bite.
Pariri has few side effects as it has a low toxin content, however, no treatment should be performed without medical advice and no medicinal plant should be over-consumed.
In addition, this plant should not be used by people hypersensitive to aniseic acid, cajurin, tannins, bixin, saponin, assimilable iron and cyanocobalamin.