Medicinal plants: The Olive! ...

Today I bring you a magnificent food of great use and benefit for all, The olive!

La Oliva, a tree of the Oleaceae family, native to Asia, is acclimated throughout the Americas.

The Olive is an excellent food for the internal organs, the black ones are better than the green ones. It is an effective and powerful food, the olive makes fire well, several medicines prescribe the water of the olives in case of poisonings, it also cures alcoholic drunkenness.
It has aperitive and stimulating properties, so good results are obtained against the lack of appetite and the deficient secretion of digestive juices, all thanks to its bitter taste and aromatic principles.
Since ancient times it has been recommended by doctors against asthma and pulmonary tuberculosis, for its nutritional power.
The black olives are very laxative, while the green ones are very astringent, these meals in moderation are excellent for food and other internal organs.
Knowledge of olives applied in enemas, results with brain results, and congested cerebral sequelae, for example, you can boil a handful of black olives in a liter of water, for an hour, and then it falls before being applied.
The marinated water where olives are found, commonly called broth, is used to wash sores and fetid wounds, and mouthwash to firm up loose teeth and to keep the mouth fresh and without bad taste.

The olive by many authors has been placed in an equidistant place, between the world of fruits and vegetables, so it can not be grouped anywhere, that is, a semi fruit

The healthy and nutritious power of the olive varies according to whether it is brown, green or dry. The ripe or black olives are massive in fats, proteins, vitamins and neutralizing and alkalizing elements than the green ones.
For its digestion it requires an hour and a half and produces 181 calories per kg. The dry ones need 2 hours to be digested and measure 362 calories per kg. They are easily digested, as long as they are properly chewed. At the same time, they stimulate the secretions of the digestive juices and favor digestion.
It is also a remarkable energetic food, especially the dry ones, reason why it approaches mainly in the winter.

This fruit is of great nutritional value.