World of Peruvian Herbs

some medicinal plants of the Andes and the Amazon

Traditional use:

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CUTI CUTI 
 
 LATIN NAME: Asplenium lunulatum Sw.

USED PARTS OF THE PLANT:

 stems and leaves

CURATIVE PROPERTIES: 

anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, expectorant, antivirus, antipyretic

USE IN TRADITIONAL PERUVIAN MEDICINE:
  • Diabetes, high level of sugar in blood
  • Menstrual periods disorders
  • Metabolism
  • Pancreas inflammation, insufficient pancreas effectiveness
  • A cold, the flu, airways, cough

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANT AND ITS PRESENCE

Cuti Cuti is a typical Peruvian wild growing fern. It grows in the Andes, in rocky cracks, often nearby waterfalls. Among many active biological compounds present in the plant we can spot: stilbene, flavonoids (acacetin), not protein amino acids, derivatives of coumaric acid, naphtoquinone, tannin, and mucus. Those substances are capable of lowering the level of sugar in blood, they are anti-inflammatory, they regenerate pancreas cells, and have expectorant and antioxidant properties.

MORE INFORMATION

The decoction made from Cuti Cuti regulates the process of pancreas cells regeneration. Therefore, the plant is used while treating diabetes, pancreas disorders, inflammations, and cancers. It is especially useful with type 2 diabetes. It also regulates the menstrual period in women. It supports metabolism, which can help to fight obesity. It has antioxidant and detoxifying properties. Thanks to the content of mucus it serves as a great expectorant medicament, also with permanent cough, it is recommended in airways diseases. Cuti Cuti also fights fever, that is why it can be used during the period of autumnal colds and the flu. The Peruvians also use it to fight malaria.

USE AND MOST COMMON DOSAGE

Two spoons of dried herbs should be poured over by 500ml of cold water and cooked on small fire for 5 minutes since boiling. Put aside the decoction for the night, cover with cotton cloth which is not airtight. Drain in the morning. Drink two times a day: on an empty stomach and before the dinner.
The daily usage of the proper amount can lower the level of glucose in a couple of weeks.