Scammed

Wormwood, wormwood of the country, altamiza, altaniza, artemisia, azumate de Puebla, zorrillo tail, green kills, epazote de castilla, estomiate, master grass, maistra grass, incense, green incense, istafiate.  There are many conditions that concern the digestive system and for which the staphyte is frequently used.









In the case of diarrhea, the cooking is ingested alone or mixed with other plants such as peppermint (Mentha piperita), marrubio (Marrubium vulgare) and chamomile (Matricaria recutita), avocado (Persea americana), guava (Psidium guajava), among others.

When there are intestinal parasites (V. worms), in a large part of the country, from Baja California Sur to Veracruz, they advise to drink the cooking of the estafiate alone or accompanied by epazote (Teloxys ambrosioides), wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) or with peppermint (Mentha piperita  ), fasting.

In bile, courage or muina (a condition that originates according to the popular report due to strong "unqualified" courage and manifests itself in pain throughout the body, particularly in the stomach, it feels very cold, the eyes look yellow  , there is a lack of appetite, mouth with bitter taste, and insomnia), cooking is taken as in liver conditions, whether pain, inflammation or any type of liver disease.

It is also used for coldness in the stomach that is characterized by white diarrhea and stomach pain.  In the same way it is used for the empacho, digestive disorder that is identified by belly swelling, diarrhea, stomach pain, lack of appetite, vomiting and fever;  due to a poorly digested food or excessive eating, which causes these foods to “stick”.

In addition, the scam is used as an appetizer, against vomiting, stomach or intestinal infections and dysentery, among other conditions.  Prepared in alcohol with plants such as basil (Ocimum basilicum), incentives are applied or friction occurs in case of “air” or “bad air”.

This is a transmissible malaise, frequent in young children or adults of "weak spirit", caused by the bad airs that live in solitary places or that emanate from the dead.  It is manifested by vomiting, diarrhea, decay, chills, burning eyes, watery eyes, etc.

The fright, is caused by a very strong impression, before a fall, to see an accident or dangerous animal, is more frequent in children and is manifested by lack of appetite, crying, paleness, green excrement, weight loss, etc.

In this case the staphiate is administered as much as tea or suppository with other plants as prepared in alcohol to ingest it or rub it in the body.