Pfaffia glomerata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Pfaffia |
| Species: | P. glomerata
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| Pfaffia glomerata | |
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Alternanthera glauca | |
Pfaffia glomerata is a medicinal plant[2] native to Argentina,[3] Bolivia.[4] Cerrado, and Pantanal in Brazil.[5]
Pfaffia glomerata is considered an aphrodisiac, potentially due to the presence of β-ecdysone in its roots. This steroid is thought to influence libido.[5]
Pfaffia glomerata contains gallic acid, pfaffic acid, glomeric acid, oleanolic acid, saponins, anthraquinones, tannins, flavonoids, rubrosterone, and ecdysterone, in addition to primary metabolites such as inulin-type fructans and fructooligosaccharides.[5]
References
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- ^ Pfaffia glomerata at (in Spanish) Sistema de Información de Biodiversidad Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Marques LC, Galvão SM, Espínola E, et al. (July 2004). "Psychopharmacological assessment of Pfaffia glomerata roots (extract BNT-08) in rodents". Phytother Res. 18 (7): 566–72. doi:10.1002/ptr.1500. PMID 15305318. S2CID 32571617.
- ^ Pfaffia glomerata at Sistema de Información de Biodiversidad Archived 2012-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pfaffia stenophylla at Bolivia Checklist on www.eFloras.org
- ^ a b c Cotrim Ribeiro, Susana Tavares; Gancedo, Naiara Cássia; Braz de Oliveira, Arildo José; Correia Gonçalves, Regina Aparecida (June 2024). "A comprehensive review of Pfaffia glomerata botany, ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, biological activities, and biotechnology". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 328: 118003. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2024.118003.
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