Normally people They use sunflower as a decorative plant And nothing more, but this plant has many benefits that really help improve health and reduce the risk of certain diseases such as cardiovascular and even some types of cancer. Discover how to take advantage of all these medicinal benefits naturally and homemade.
For its vibrant color and life that contributes to the spaces, Sunflower It is one of the first options when decorating the house, but did you know that it has multiple medicinal properties and benefits that help improve health naturally? Here we tell you all the uses that are beautiful Medicinal plant offers and surely you didn't know them.
This yellow vibrant plant has medicinal properties to improve your health.Aaron Burden / Unspash
What is sunflower?
Sunflower It is a herbaceous plant of the Asteraceous family, scientific name Helianthus Annuus, which was given from the Greek words Helios What does sun mean and Anthos What does flower mean.
Sunflowers receive this name Thanks to the properties that this plant possesses when it is young, because due to its small size it allows you to turn in the direction of the sun's rays from dawn to sunset every day and repeat the cycle until its maturity, to this phenomenon It is known as heliotropism.
Sunflower It is a native plant of Central America and North America, where it has been cultivated since ancient times, and is currently a plant cultivated in almost everyone thanks to its various contributions and properties which offers.
A plant that is characterized by its vibrant color and its large size.Yair Mejía / UNSPLASH
Its characteristics
- It is a plant that can measure up to three meters high.
- It has a robust, erect stem, with large -sized hairs and oval leaves.
- The number of leaves per plant varies from 12 to 40 according to the cultivation and variety conditions.
- There are three types that, according to their function of the use you want to give, are grown.
- Its growth is annual.
- The sunflower flower can measure between 5 and 40 centimeters wide.
- There are sunflowers in red, purple, white and roses.
- When they arrive at their maturity they stop following in the sun and always look east.