Erva baleeira ( Cordia verbenacea ) serve para dores musculares ou na coluna

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Whaling herb (Cordia verbenacea) serves for muscle or spine pain

whaling herb (Cordia verbenacea DC.) is a medicinal plant native to Brazil, widely found along the country's southeastern coast. The aerial part of the plant is used in folk medicine due to its anti-inflammatory and healing properties, as well as in the treatment of arthritis, rheumatism, tendonitis, muscle pain and bruises.

The species Cordia verbenacea DC. it has aromatic leaves, which are used in folk medicine as anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antiulcerogenic, in the form of teas or infusions for internal or topical use.
Pharmacological tests of the extracts confirmed its medicinal properties such as anti-ulcer, anti-inflammatory and healing actions. In addition, studies have also shown that the essential oil obtained from whaling grass has antimicrobial action.

Studies indicate that this plant contains anti-inflammatory substances whose effectiveness and reduced side effects make it a safe and effective alternative in the topical treatment of inflammation.
a Laboratory launched the first phytotherapic anti-inflammatory, developed entirely in Brazil, obtained from the essential oil of the Cordia verbenacea plant through the extraction by steam dragging. The product comes in the form of cream.

Usually, the main raw material for obtaining herbal products is the aerial part of medicinal and aromatic plants. Regardless of the part of the plant to be harvested, they are usually harvested with a high water content, which is the main responsible for the poor post-harvest conservation of the product, since water is the most important agent in increasing metabolic activities and chemical and physical changes that occur in the product during storage.
Thus, in order to maintain its post-harvest quality, as well as the maintenance of its compounds that will be used in the production of herbal medicines, it is essential that medicinal plants have their water content reduced immediately after harvest. In this context, drying is the most used process to ensure quality and stability after harvest.