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Botanical name: Asteracantha longifolia
(Hygrophila spinosa)
Healing power:
- kidney- and blister siseases
- liver siseases
- kidney stones
- aphrodisiacum
How to use:
You use the whole plant (seeds, herb, roots).
Description of the plant:
Asteracantha is an annual, Ayurvedic herb. It reaches a height up to 60 cm and loves very damp places. The best is to plant Asteracantha directly into water. The location should be warm and sunny. It gets white and rosa flowers.
Propagation:
You sow the seeds at the beginning of March until June in the house. The temperature should be above 20°C. All the time during germination you have to keep the seeds and the little plants damp.
Ingredients:
alkaloids, phytosteroles
