Parastrephia
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| Parastrephia sp. | |
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| Genus: | Parastrephia |
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| Parastrephia ericoides (syn of P. lucida)[1] | |
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Parastrephia is a genus of South American plants in the aster tribe within the sunflower family.[2][3]
Some Parastrephia species are used in traditional medicine. For example, Parastrephia lucida is used in the highlands of the Andes to relieve toothache, for bone fractures and bruises, and as a vulnerary.[4]
- Species[1]
- Parastrephia lucida (Meyen) Cabrera - Peru, Bolivia, northern Chile, northwestern Argentina
- Parastrephia quadrangularis (Meyen) Cabrera - Bolivia, northern Chile, northwestern Argentina
- Parastrephia teretiuscula (Kuntze) Cabrera - Bolivia, Antofagasta Region of northern Chile
References
- ^ a b c d Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ Nuttall, Thomas. 1841. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 449–450 in English
- ^ Tropicos, Parastrephia Nutt.
- ^ D'Almeida RE, Alberto MR, Quispe C, Schmeda-Hirschmann G, Isla MI (2012). "Antimicrobial phenylpropanoids from the Argentinean highland plant Parastrephia lucida (Meyen) Cabrera". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 142 (2): 407–414. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2012.05.010. PMID 22735664.
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