It has the appearance of a rosette made of countless fleshy leaves.
In the center of this rosette grows a stem up to 40 centimeters high, which bears beautiful flowers like pink or red stars.
The fleshy and very juicy leaves are used in applications directly on the skin, in skin diseases, Shingles, or for moisturizing dry or rough skin.
The ear is harvested only fresh, from March to mid-October.
The substances that are known to exist in the composition of this plant are astringent salts and malic acid.
USE THIS TO GET RID OF DRY SKIN IN WINTER
The plant is anti-inflammatory, healing, antibiotic, astringent, diuretic, sedative, hemostatic, antispasmodic, deworming.
It is used mainly in the form of fresh juice, extracted from the fleshy leaves, which is cut lengthwise, then placed on the edge of a deep plate and allowed to drain.
This juice is used to tamponade the parts of the skin affected by eczema.
The same ear juice is also used to treat other skin diseases: erysipelas, pigmentation, moles, lentigo, birthmarks, or age spots and can even eliminate freckles.
In Shingles, the juice of the ear is very good for relieving very severe pain along the nerve.
The crushed leaves can be applied on wounds, on areas affected by acne, on insect bites, on wounds or burns.
Although it is recommended for its miraculous effects in skin diseases, Urechelniţa can also be administered internally with good results, in kidney diseases, otitis, toothache or ear pain, nervous disorders, diarrhea, fever, hemorrhoids, or intestinal parasites.
In the form of a decoction, it can be washed in the skin or uterine cancer.