Improve The Health Of Your Liver With A Simple Remedy: Boldo

Nature gives us everything we need for optimal health. This time we will talk about boldo, a tree native to Chile that can grow to over two meters in height and helps improve liver function.

In this case, it is its leaves that interest us, since it is there where medicinal benefits are found. They are used to prepare tea, an alternative option to drugs that has been used since ancient times. Its first applications were intended to attack joint and muscle pain.

This plant is already well known for the positive effects it produces in the treatment of liver conditions, indigestion and problems with the gallbladder. Boldo is also available in countries with a Mediterranean climate and in health food stores.

Chemical composition of boldo

The leaves of this tree contain large amounts of essential oils and flavonoids that make them antimicrobial. Similarly, it fights the onset of heart disease.

The alkaloids occupy an important place in its composition. Among these, boldine stands out, a natural extract that promotes the expulsion, production or secretion of bile, which allows fats to be digested more easily. Although this alkaloid is present in very little quantity, it is the fundamental reason that has made this plant so popular.

Maintain a good diet to take care of the liver

To keep your liver in good condition it is essential that you avoid being overweight. For this you must maintain a diet where you exclude foods that contain fat and sugars. Also avoid:

• Excess consumption of animal protein
• Alcohol
• Tobacco
• Sweets (especially chocolate)

All this can be summed up in trying an alkaline diet to provide the body with the nutrients it needs to regenerate cell tissues.

Why include boldo in your diet?

There are many benefits that this plant brings to health. Including it in your daily diet will help you:

• Fight fatty and inflamed liver, hepatitis, cirrhosis and indigestion.
• Prevent the gallbladder from becoming inflamed. In this way, you will not suffer risks of suffering from cholecystitis. By facilitating the production of bile, it prevents the gallbladder from becoming inflamed due to the accumulation of toxins.
• Protect from the liver thanks to its content of flavonoids and boldine.
• It is a great detoxifier. It will cleanse the liver in case of alcohol intake, drug excesses or food abuse.

How to prepare and drink it? 

In infusions or tea

We recommend that you have boldo tea after each main meal. This procedure must be accompanied by a healthy and balanced diet.

Ingredients

• 1 cup of water (250 ml)
• 1 tablespoon of boldo leaves (15 g)
• Honey (optional)

Preparation

• Heat the water and, when it boils, add the boldo leaves.

• Cover the infusion and let it rest for 10 minutes before drinking it.
• If it seems bitter to you, sweeten with honey.

With lemon

The idea of ​​combining this plant with lemon is to enhance the detoxifying effect. Both ingredients are quality cleansers that when combined will effectively cleanse the liver.

With this combination you will not suffer from an inflamed liver, liver poisoning or jaundice. Prepare a boldo tea as in the previous option and at the end you add the juice of a lemon.

For hepatic colic

In this case, instead of the infusion, we will take advantage of the natural extract. The symptoms will gradually be controlled. However, you should seek professional advice to carry out a controlled process.

Ingredients

• 1 cup of hot water (250 ml)
• 2 tablespoons of natural boldo extract.

Preparation

• Add 2 tablespoons of natural boldo extract to a cup of hot water.
• Take it three times a day.

For gallstones

Boldo can also be a great ally to eliminate gallstones. To do this, prepare it as follows.

Ingredients

• 3 or 5 boldo leaves
• 4 cups of water (1 liter)

Preparation

• Macerate three to five boldo leaves in water overnight. The next day strain the mixture and heat the liquid.
• Take the first cup of that water on an empty stomach and consume the rest throughout the day, after each meal.

To tone the stomach and avoid pain

To avoid stomach pains we can also take advantage of the properties of boldo topically. All you have to do is make a tea and soak some cloth compresses in the infusion.

• Prepare the boldo tea compresses and place them on the abdominal area. This will also help you calm down your nerves and get rid of gas.
• That way, you will feel lighter and more relaxed, allowing you to focus on other activities normally.

Required dose

We recommend that you drink boldo tea in the morning, one hour before breakfast. Likewise, it is important that you do not extend the treatment for more than 9 continuous days. After this period, rest for about three weeks.

In addition to its natural form, you can get boldo in capsules, syrups, extract and tablets. If you have the syrup, take a tablespoon three times a day to detoxify the liver. However, if you prefer the capsules, take two a day to avoid poisoning. After a month for treatment.

Boldo contraindications

There are situations in which this plant should be avoided. Its excessive consumption will cause:

• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Dizziness
• Sickness
• Hallucinations

On the other hand, avoid its consumption in case of:

• Pregnancy and breastfeeding
• Severe liver disease
• In children under 12 years of age
• Kidney patients
• Individuals with anticoagulant medication, since its composition increases the risk of bleeding.

Remember that any remedy must be consumed in its proper measure. We recommend that you visit a specialist before deciding to accompany your diet with this plant. He will be the one who can tell you more precisely the dose of boldo that corresponds to the pathology you are developing.