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The frangula abounds mainly in the rain forests and mountains low in Europe, with its crust, once harvested and dried, the most widely used in Fitoterapia.
For ensuring their properties, must be kept at least a year to disappear antronas free, which are present in the fresh plant and the cause of irritations.
But, after a year, these substances disappear, so that the crust can be used.
Its therapeutic virtues are known from around the 16th century, when they were discovered their properties colagogas (that is, to facilitate the secretion of bile).
The aforementioned bark contains glucofrangulinas that help increase the hydration of the depositions, stimulating the bowel movement (peristaltismo), thereby exercising a laxative effect certainly stimulant.
It should not be used in children, and it must take into account the treatment in people must not exceed 10 days, and may be used but only in cases of occasional constipation.