Baccharis dracunculifolia
| Baccharis dracunculifolia | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Genus: | Baccharis |
| Species: | B. dracunculifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Baccharis dracunculifolia DC. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Baccharis dracunculifolia is a medical plant found in Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, and Uruguay.[2][3][4][5]
Baccharis dracunculifolia is used for green propolis production from bees because its antiulcer and anti-inflammatory properties.[6]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Baccharis dracunculifolia DC.
- ↑ Cabrera, A. L. 1978. Compositae. 10: 1–726. In A. L. Cabrera (ed.) Flora de la provincia de Jujuy. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires
- ↑ Foster, R. C. 1958. A catalogue of the ferns and flowering plants of Bolivia. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 184: 1–223.
- ↑ Müller, J. 2006. Systematics of Baccharis (Compositae–Astereae) in Bolivia, including an overview of the genus. Systematic Botany Monographs 76: 1–341
- ↑ Vargas Caballero, I. G., A. Lawrence & M. Eid. 2000. Árboles y arbustos para sistemas agroforestales en los Valles Interandinos de Santa Cruz 1–145. Fundación Amigos de la Naturaleza, Santa Cruz
- ↑ "Baccharis dracunculifolia, the main botanical source of Brazilian green propolis, displays antiulcer activityedicine". J Pharm Pharmacol 59: 603–8. Apr 2007. doi:10.1211/jpp.59.4.0017. PMID 17430646.
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