Plantas y flores / plants and flowers Flores de Navidad / Chrismast Flowers

Plantas y flores / plants and flowers: Plants and Flowers by vinaydobhal

Plantas y flores / plants and flowers: Spring and Summer

Plantas y flores / plants and flowers: Stanhopea tigrina

Common name: Torit, vaquita; Coatzontecomaxóchitl flower in the form of snakehead, Nahuatl.
Distinguishing Characteristics: Plant epiphyte or litófita median of about 50 cm high, with small and pseudobulb globose, with one terminal leaf erect and widened, with marked longitudinal ribs, dark green. Over time produces large masses of plants and roots. Among these emerging inflorescences down, one to two flowers, large as 15 cm in diameter, with large color ivory colored wine stains, unfortunately short-lived.
Habitat: Cloud Forest.
Distribution: Tamaulipas to Chiapas, Mexico.
Restrictions: He is considered threatened in the Mexican Official Standard NOM-059-ECOL-2001, Environmental Protection. It is endemic to Mexico.
Cultivation: In huacales or baskets with the sides open and ventilated (to allow the inflorescences emerge from the roots) Polypodium fiber or moss, which allows an adequate drainage. Watering two to three times per week, moderate light (not direct sun), moderate to warm temperatures, high humidity and moderate to very dilute foliar fertilizer (1 teaspoon per 4 liters of water) every 15 days.
Flowering time: Late spring and early summer.


Stanhopea tigrina
Spoločný názov: Torita, vaquita; Coatzontecomaxóchitl kvetina v podobe Snakehead, Nahuatl.

Charakteristické vlastnosti: Plant epifyty alebo litófita medián asi 50 cm vysoký, s malými a pseudobulb guľovitý, s jedným terminálom lístia vzpriamený a rozšírený, s vyznačenými pozdĺžna rebrá, tmavozelenej. Časom produkuje veľké množstvo rastlín a koreňov. Z týchto rozvíjajúcich sa kvetenstvo, jeden až dva kvety, veľké až 15 cm v priemere, s veľkým farba slonová kosť farebné škvrny, víno, bohužiaľ krátke-žíl.

Stanovište: Cloud Forest.

Distribúcia: Tamaulipas na Chiapas, Mexiko.

Obmedzenie: On je považovaný hrozí v mexickom Úradný Standard NOM-059-Ecol-2001, ochrana životného prostredia. Je endemické v Mexiku.

Kultivácia: V huacales alebo koša s boky otvorené a vetrané (aby sa vymaniť z kvetenstvo koreňov) Polypodium vlákniny alebo mach, čo umožňuje dostatočnú drenáž. Zalévání dva až trikrát týždenne, mierna svetla (nie priame slnko), stredne vyšších teplotách, vysoká vlhkosť vzduchu a mierny až veľmi zriedenej hnojivo listov (1 čajová lyžička na 4 liter vody) každých 15 dní.
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Plantas y flores / plants and flowers: Herbs in your diet: healthier infusions / 中藥在您的飲食：健康輸液

The purposes of culinary, medicinal and aromatic have characterized it throughout history the use of different types of herbs that do exist. Let's review what the most beneficial both for health (infusions) or cooking (seasoning).

The classification most widespread in terms of herbs, comprises three main groups: the aromatic and medicinal the condimentarias. The application of plants as herbal remedies or as a seasoned foods appears to be an activity that is closely linked to men and that, since he has a conscience of humanity, the search for solutions in nature has always been a maxim.

Knowing the flavors, benefits and the various ways of combining herbs can be a suitable task for the most interesting. We can learn to make herbal teas by exploiting the properties of the same: control of obesity, stress, rheumatism, cholesterol, circulatory or digestive problems, constipation, insomnia, infections, hypertension and hypotension, and so on. In addition, our table can win in taste and smell the cooking of a wide variety of species.

Great Benefits

Nature is wise and provides effective remedies without side effects. Among the most commonly used herbs are found, for example, chamomile, known for its anti effects, ginger, used to prevent nausea and dizziness, mint, herb that reduces irritation in the intestine or valerian, a cure for the night in sailing.

For our safety, it is important that we know what the herbs whose use causes no contraindications. Among cookers, herbal health to entertain our menus would be, among others, anise, the cumin, sweet basil, the dill, oregano, thyme, cardamom, fennel, turmeric and saffron. A moderate use in the kitchen would be one that we should have with herbs such as mulberry, chamomile, chicory, dandelion, the echinacea, ginseng, the hibiscus, mint, raspberry, the savory, or La Yerbabuena valerian.

The investigations warn about so many other herbs that contain substances harmful to varying degrees and can have negative consequences on our bodies. The toxicity can affect our nervous system, causing hallucinations, problems or blood disorders by the liver of some psychoactive ingredients. A small sample of these noxious weeds include species such as the mandrake, nutmeg, the bloodthirsty, the vincapervinca, water hemlock, elárnica, the elder, and so on.

Prepares delicious tea
Infusions have great advantages but must be used sparingly. The easiest way to prepare yourself a part of a basic premise: for every cup of infusion, requires a teaspoon of herbs, either dried or fresh crushed seeds advance. Then, as simple as pouring boiling water, stir and let stand 5 to 10 minutes. Next, pass prepared by a sieve and choose whether or not to take it with sweetener, cold or hot.

The plants also can be prepared by cooking, in syrups, through the cold maceration, in lotions or rinses and gargarismos. A tip for the proper treatment of various herbaceous plants is to use containers of iron, glass, ceramic or stainless steel, aluminum ever. On the other hand we will use the paddles to stir preparations will be, preferably of wood while, for its conservation, avoid the plastic.

中藥在您的飲食：健康輸液


的目的，烹飪，藥用和芳香植物的特點它的整個歷史上使用不同類型的草藥是確實存在。讓我們回顧一下最有利於雙方的健康（輸液） ，或烹調（調料） 。

在最廣泛的分類方面的草藥，包括三個主要群體：芳香植物和藥用的condimentarias 。應用植物作為草藥或作為一位經驗豐富的食物似乎是一個活動，是密切相關的男子，而且，因為他有一個人類良知，尋求解決辦法的性質一直是格言。

知味，福利和各種方式相結合的草藥可以是一個合適的任務，最有趣的。我們可以學習，使草藥茶利用的性質是相同的：控制肥胖，精神壓力，風濕，膽固醇，循環或消化系統的問題，便秘，失眠，感染，高血壓，低血壓，等等。此外，我們的表格可以贏得味覺和嗅覺的烹調各種各樣的物種。

巨大的利益


自然是明智的，並提供有效的補救措施沒有副作用。其中最常用的中草藥被發現，例如，甘菊，著名的反效果，生薑，用來防止噁心，頭暈，薄荷，藥草，減少刺激的小腸或纈草，一種治療夜間在風帆。

對於我們的安全，重要的是，我們知道，中藥的使用原因無禁忌。在炊具，草藥保健受理我們將菜單，除其他外，八角，在小茴香，甜羅勒的蒔蘿，牛至，百里香，荳蔻，茴香，薑黃和藏紅花。溫和使用在廚房裡將是我們應該與中草藥如桑椹，甘菊，菊苣，蒲公英，在紫錐花，人參，在芙蓉，薄荷，覆盆子的味道，或拉Yerbabuena纈草。

調查警告其他許多草藥含有有害物質在不同程度上，可以產生消極後果對我們的機構。毒性能影響我們的中樞神經系統，造成幻覺，問題或血液疾病的肝臟的一些精神成分。一個小樣本，這些有害雜草包括物種，如Mandrake的，肉荳蔻，嗜血的vincapervinca ，水鐵杉， elárnica ，老，等等。

準備可口的茶
輸液有很大的優勢，但必須是有節制地使用。最簡單的方式編寫自己的一部分，一個基本前提：每杯輸液，需要一茶匙的草藥，無論是乾燥或新鮮的種子提前粉碎。然後，就這麼簡單澆開水，攪拌，讓站在5至10分鐘。其次，通過編制的篩子，並選擇是否或不採取它的甜味劑，冷或熱。

植物也可以編寫的烹飪，在糖漿，通過冷浸漬，在潤膚劑或漱劑和gargarismos 。小費為妥善處理各種草本植物是利用集裝箱的鐵，玻璃，陶瓷或不銹鋼，鋁以往。另一方面，我們將使用操縱桿引起的籌備工作將是最好的木材，而其保護，避免了塑料。