Rue belongs to the Rutaceae family and its scientific name is Ruta Graveolens. It is a plant that contains great medicinal properties with antimicrobial, emmenagogue, stimulant, antispasmodic, bitter tonic and antitussive effects, which are very useful for the human body. Simply placing a twig with holy water at the front door of your house attracts luck. Cleaning and protecting the home One of the magical uses of rue is cleaning and protecting the home. Surely you will ask yourself, what is rue used for as a medicinal plant? It is very useful for treating diarrhea and stomach cramps, it reduces the annoying discomfort of menstruation, headaches, anxiety, nervousness, emotional changes, it reduces pain from wounds or blows and the feeling of irritability. Rue for menstruation Rue is one of the most powerful emmenagogue medicinal plants, which promotes menstruation with any of its preparations. Its action is due to its toxic principles \u2013 arborinin, graveolin, graveolinin, cytisine or methylnonyl ketone. Due to the oxytocic properties of methylnonyl ketone (stimulant of uterine activity), rue infusion is traditionally widely used for amenorrhea (lack of menstruation). It was only prescribed once the absence of pregnancy had been proven. Likewise, rue is suitable for many conditions of a woman’s cycle: menstrual and premenstrual pain, irregular, painful periods (dysmenorrhea) or light periods. (Infusion 1 teaspoon of dried plant 2 times a day. Premenstrual pain or dysmenorrhea: take only 1 week before menstruation) Is rue an abortive plant? Pregnant women should not take rue because it could cause abortion. The principles of rue produce an increase in contraction and blood circulation in the uterus, causing forced menstruations. Any of the preparations with rue are very dangerous for pregnant women because they can easily cause abortions, so they should not be used under any circumstances during pregnancy as it is one of the best-known abortive plants. Rue for circulation The properties of rue are useful for circulatory disorders, arteriosclerosis, phlebitis, headaches and nervousness. It is mainly used for its properties to tone the arteries and protect the capillaries, due to its content in rutin, a flavonoid (found for the first time in this plant) that fortifies blood vessels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Rue belongs to the Rutaceae family and its scientific name is Ruta Graveolens. It is a plant that contains great medicinal properties with antimicrobial, emmenagogue, stimulant, antispasmodic, bitter tonic and antitussive effects, which are very useful for the human body. Simply placing a twig with holy water at the front door of your house attracts […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6785,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advices"],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\n