Arruda: benefits and how to use it

The ruda (Ruta graveolens) is better known for mystical than medicinal use. With a strong aroma, it is used millennially as a magic and mystical plant, capable of alienating spirits and negative energies, and in Brazil, is used to bless children with broken and evil eyes.

Many believe that rue can not be used as a remedy, but, in the right way, it can. The rue feet produce yellow flowers and fruits (capsules inside which are the seeds).

Rust toxicity

The rue is a toxic plant and, if used too much, causes serious intoxications. In excess, rue tea causes menstrual bleeding in the menstrual period. It is an abortifacient plant, and if used during pregnancy, it can lead to the loss of the baby. Therefore, pregnant women should not use rue, and women in the menstrual period should use it carefully.

Topical use of rue

Some people use rue topically (on the skin) to treat some problems. In such cases, it should not be exposed to the sun, as, like the lemon, the action of the sun's rays on the rue causes painful burns and stain the skin.

How to Make Rude Tea

To make a cup of rue tea, use a teaspoon (5g) of chopped leaves - do not exceed this dosage -, pour hot water over and take.

Benefits of rue

Facilitator of menstruation and relieving menstrual pain

In some women, during menstruation, the movement of the endometrium causes a lot of pain.

From three days before the start of the menstrual period and during menstruation, one can take a cup of rue tea a day to help menstruation go down and relieve the pains of the process.

Anti-fever action

The rue is antifebrile, and works like dipyrone or acetaminophen to lower fevers. However, it should not be given to children.

Fighting against earaches

Popularly, to treat earaches, many knead a bundle of rue, add a teaspoon of water, make a paste, and drip two drops of that extract into the ears.

However, it is not advisable to drip medications (from pharmacy or phytotherapy) in the ears, as this can generate residues that cause future complications.

In these cases, take 4 or 5 bouts of rue, boil in 0.5l of water, dip a clean cloth or napkin into the mixture and, to relieve pain, make compresses in the region behind the ear, where the ear duct passes, can also Take the analgesic tea with the chopped rue leaves.

For safety in administration, the dosage of the rue should be extremely low.

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