title: [Medicinal plants useful in the cure of circulatory problems in legs].
abstract: Once the fundamentals of phyto-therapy in its western use are understood, this article presents concrete a application of medicinal plants: circulatory problems in legs, a problem which affects a growing sector of the population. According to epidemiological studies, close to 80% of adults suffer problems such as tired legs, swellings, edemas, cramps, or varicose veins during their lifetimes; these appear due to an insufficiency when veins can not conveniently transport blood to the heart.
authors.affiliation: Vocal del COFB para plantas medicinales, Barcelona.
authors.forename: Maria José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Alonso
mesh_terms: D001775:Blood Circulation; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts