🌺 The Purple Maguey Plant — Benefits and Traditional Uses

🌸 8. Urinary Health

What it helps: urinary tract infections, fluid retention

• • Known as a mild diuretic, maguey tea helps flush bacteria and reduce swelling caused by water retention.

🌿 Traditional Preparations

• Topical use: fresh pulp or sap applied directly to wounds, burns, or swollen joints.
• Internal use: light decoction (tea) made from small pieces of leaf, consumed for liver and urinary support.
• Fermented drinks: in traditional cultures, lightly fermented sap was taken as a tonic.

⚠️ Precautions

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