Santolina

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His common name is Cotton lavender, but also says him yellow camomile or camomile of Brick. It receives other names how for example white camomile, camomile of the Mola, grass of Saint John. It has origin in the Mediterranean Europe. We can find it in rocky and clay areas, in sunny zones, since level of sea until 2000 metres of height. In Catalonia has been observed in zones how the Cingles de Bertí, Sant Llorenç de Munt, Tagamanent or Solsona. It features of numerous thin and vertical stems. It can do between 20 and 60 cm of height. The leaves are sparse, linear and with numerous segments of until 1-2 mm, situated in several rows. The shape of the leaves gives a true similarity to the cypress, and therefore his specific epithet chamaecyparissus means cypress dwarf. The inflorescences are rounded, with yellow flowers in globular chapters, long peduncles, formed with tubular shape, very aromatic. The pollination carries out through the insects. It flowers to finals of spring and during the summer. The plant tends to grey colours and it’s very aromatic. In medicine it’s used the floral buttons. They do infusions, or, if it wants the ophthalmic use you have to apply the infusion dampening a gauze and applying it on the eye closed. It has been used popularly as vulnerary, digestive, antispasmodic, emmenagogue, capillary and vermifuge, as well as it was also used to heal ulcers and infections. Is also used as anti-moth, putting his flowers in little bags in the closets of clothes. The tradition advises to take an odd numeral of flowers because it acts effectively, as well as also advises to collect it during the Saint John night. The active components are the tannin, the essential oil and the santolinona. It's believed that can be toxic, and thinks that can have abortive properties. In a high concentrations can produce vomits.