Flor blanca (Buddleja Incana)
	galerie   Flor blanca

Family:   Buddlejaceae     Genus: Buddleja      Specie: incana

Common names:  Kishwar,quishuar, quishuara

Part(s) used: flower

Known as alamo, quisoar, colle, quishuara or saffron. Grows in the Andean region. It cleans the gynecological system, has efficacy in incipient vaginal discharge, either of bacterial origin or mycosis (candidiasis). Pharmacological studies have shown that it contains the composition of estrogens as it induces the formation of the endometrial mumps endometrial mucosal cycle in rabbits. Likewise, it has a slight effect on the stimulation of menstruation. It affects hyperchromic spots on the face. It also has local use, applied in dermato-cosmetics. Normally cook *) leaves and stem, 15 - 30 g per liter of water for five minutes. It is drunk 3 - 4 times a day.

*) Other ethnomedical sources in abundant numbers refer to the preparation method only by infusion , the difference between decoctum and infusion can be found on the site dedicated to traditional herbal preparation HERE

Indigenous use in traditional South American ethnomedicine at:

• irregular menstruation

• fungal, yeast, and microviral infections of female genital organs

• toothache

• treatment of skin stains

• as a diuretic